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CHRISTIAN  PSALMIST; 

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PSALMS,  HYMNS,  AND^ipmi^L  ^^^/ 

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PUBLISHERS'  ADVERTISEMENT. 


CHRISTIAN  PSALMIST. 

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PREFACE 


Sacred  music  has  ever  been  considered  an 
essential  part  of  the  exercises  of  the  sanctuary. 
It  is  truly  a  delightful  privilege,  as  well  as  a 
duty,  to  which  we  are  frequently  exhorted  in 
the  holy  scriptures,  to  celebrate  the  high  praises 
of  God,  and  to  lift  up  our  hearts  with  our  voices 
"  in  the  assembly  of  the  upright,  and  in  the 
congregation." 

In  the  performance  of  this  sacred  duty,  it  is 
highly  important  that  a  strict  regard  be  had  to 
the  sentiments  contained  in  the  language  we 
employ.  However  great  may  be  the  poetical 
merits  of  the  hymn,  if  it  be  found  to  contain 
expressions  at  variance  with,  or  doctrines  not 
explicitly  and  clearly  taught  in  the  word  of 
God,  it  should  be  rejected. 

Acting  upon  this  principle,  the  compilers  of 
this  work  have  endeavoured  to  select  such 
hymns  only,  as  are  in  strict  conformity  with 
the  languag'e  of  scripture,  and  they  confidently 
believe  they  have  introduced  none  which  may 
not  be  used  by  any  body  of  Christians  without 
offence  to  their  peculiar  views  in  matters  of 
doctrine. 

In  making  their  selections,  the  compilers 
have  had  recourse  to  a  great  variety  of  collec- 
tions of  devotional  poetry,  and  have  examined, 
perhaps,  most  of  the  best  publications  which 
have  appeared  since  the  time  of  the  pious  and 
excellent  Dr.  Watts.  A  great  proportion  of 
the  hymns,  however,  it  will  be  seen,  are  taken 
from  the  compositions  of  Watts,  Wesley, 
Doddridge,  Cowper,  Newton,  Steele,  Beddome 
and  Montgomery,  who  are  deservedly  regarded 
as  standard  authors  in  sacred  poetry. 

This  selection  will  be  found  to  embrace 
compositions  upon  all  the  prominent  subjects 
of  the  scriptures,  including  the  emblematical 
figures  and  representations  in  which  they 
abound,  together  with  a  great  variety  of  hymns 
expressive  of  the  affections  and  emotions  of 


4  PREFACE, 

the  heart  under  particular  circumstances  in 
life.  Many  of  the  hymns  relate  to  the  supe- 
riority and  importance  of  the  active  and  per- 
sonal virtues,  or  that  religion  which  rests  not 
merely  on  speculative  helief,  but  which  changes 
the  heart  and  controls  the  life  of  its  possessor. 

The  compilers  have  occasionally  met  with 
hymns  requiring  some  slight  alterations,  which 
they  conceived  themselves  justifiable  in  mak- 
ing in  order  to  adapt  them  to  the  general  plan 
and  character  of  the  work.  Few  alterations 
have,  however,  been  made,  except  in  changing 
the  singular  number  into  the  plural,  where  it 
could  be  done  without  affecting  the  measure 
or  harmony  of  the  verse,  the  plural  form  of 
expression  being  considered  more  appropriate 
in  social  worship. 

In  the  general  arrangement  of  the  work,  it 
has  been  thought  judicious  to  appropriate  one 
portion  to  the  psalms,  another  to  the  hymns, 
and  a  third  to  the  spiritual  songs.  The  several 
parts  of  each  psalm  are  arranged  according  to 
their  metres,  and  numbered  continuously.  The 
hymns  are  distributed  under  their  proper 
heads,  and  the  songs  are  placed  at  the  close 
of  the  book,  and  arranged  under  running 
titles  as  far  as  was  practicable. 

In  the  index  to  the  first  lines,  and  also  in 
that  to  the  subjects,  the  psalms,  hymns  and  spi- 
ritual songs,  are  referred  to  indiscriminately, 
and  the  reference  is  always  to  the  page. 

With  these  remarks  and  explanations,  the 
compilers  submit  this  work,  on  which  they 
have  expended  much  time  and  labour,  to  the 
Christian  public.  And,  at  the  same  time,  they 
would  affectionately  urge  the  importance  of 
singing  "  with  the  spirit  and  with  the  under- 
standing also."  Let  the  purport  and  energy  of 
the  sentiments  contained  in  the  hymn,  be 
transfused  into  the  heart,  and  we  shall  thus 
avoid  the  imputation  of  offering  to  the  Most 
High  the  homage  of  our  lips,  while  our  hearts 
are  cold  and  unmoved;  and  thus  will  God 
indeed  be  worshipped  in  his  earthly  temple. 
THE  COMPILERS. 

.Yew -York,  March,  1833. 


INDEX  OF  CONTENTS. 


Psalms, 


PART  I. 


PART  II. 


pp.  pp.  Hymns 
7—155,  334 


Hymns  for  Public  worship  157 — 472, 

The  existence  and  attributes  of 

God,  157—175, 

Providence  and  Government  of 

God,  175—187, 

The  Holy  Scriptures,  187—193, 

Gospel  and  Salvation,  193—202, 

Life,  Death,   Resurrection,  and 

Exaltation  of  Christ,  202—228, 

His  Birth,  202—206, 

His  Life,  206—210, 

His  Death,  210—214, 

His  Resurrection,  214 — 215, 

His  Exaltation,  215—217, 

Reflection  on  his  Character 
and  Government,  217 — 228, 

Character  and  Figurative  repre- 
sentations  of  Christ  alpha- 
betically arranged,  228—252, 
Warnings  and  invitations  of  the 

Gospel,  252—265, 

Divine  Influence,  265—273, 

Penitential  Hymns,  273—282, 

Prayer  and  Supplication,  282—293, 

General  Praise  and  Thanks- 
giving, 293—300, 
The  Christian  life  and  character,  300—318, 
Christian  Graces  alphabetically 


arranged, 
Institutions  of  the  Gospel, 
The  Church, 
Baptism, 

The  Lord's  Supper, 
The  Lord's  Day, 
Public  Worship, 
The  Ministry, 


318—358, 
358—398, 
358—361, 
361—368, 
368—376, 
376—381, 
3$2— 396, 


665 


O  INDEX    OF    CONTENTS. 

Universal  Diffusion  of  the  Gospell^^T^ 

Life,  Death,  Resurrection,  Judg- 
ment and  Eternity,                  406-433,  55 
WeW                                   358-414,  16 
Death,                                  414—420,  13 

Jtesurrechon,                      420 424  8 

Judgment,                           424 427'  5 

Eternity,                             427-433!  12 

Various  Occasions,                         433 453  59 

Morning,                              433-436!  7 

Evening                             436-440,  8 

■r  uner at  Hymns,                440 446  11 

Ordination,                          446 446.'  2 

On  opening  a  place  for 

Worship,                           446-449,  5 

Miscellaneous,                                458-470,  25 

Doxologies,                                     471 472  12 

part  in. 

Spiritual  Songs,  473—552,  114 

Whole  number  of  Metrical  Pieces,  1113 

TABLE  OF  METRES. 
C.  M.  Comnwn  Metre, 

L.  M.  Long  Metre, 

S.  M.  Short  Metre, 

H.M.  Hallelujah  Metre, 

P.  M.  Particular  Metre, 

C.  P.  M.       Common  Particular  Metre, 
L.  P.  M.       Long  Particular  Metre, 
S.  P.  M.       Short  Particular  Metre, 
L.  M.  6  L.     Long  Metre  Six  Lines, 
6s  &  4s.        Six  and  Fours  Metre. 
5s  &  6s.        Five  and  Sixes  Metre, 
7s  &  6s.        Sevens  and  Sixes  Metre, 
8s  &  7s.       Eight  and  Sevens  Metre, 
8s,  8s  &6s.  Eight,  Eights  and  Sixes  Metre, 
5s,5s&lls.  Five,  Fives  and  Elevens  Metre. 
5s,  6s&9s.  Five,  Six  and  Nines  Metre, 
9s  &  8s.       Nine  and  Eights  Metre      ' 
10s  &  lis.    Tens  and  Elevens  Metre 
10s  &  8s.     Ten  and  Eights  Metre    ' 
lis  &  10s.  Tlcven  and  Tens  Metre 
Us.  Elevens  Metre. 


PSALMS. 


1.    FIRST  PART.    CM.    Tate  &  Bra  dt 
The  Righteous  and  the  Wicked. 

1  HOW  blest  is  he,  who  ne'er  consents 

By  ill  advice  to  walk  ; 
Nor  stands  in  sinners'  ways,  nor  sits 
Where  men  profanely  talk: 

2  But  makes  the  perfect  law  of  God 

His  business  and  delight; 
Devoutly  reads  therein  by  day, 
And  meditates  by  night. 

3  Like  some  fair  tree,  which,  fed  by  streams, 

With  timely  fruit  does  bent, 
He  still  shall  flourish,  and  success 
All  his  designs  attend. 

4  Ungodly  men,  and  their  attempts, 

No  lasting  root  shall  find  ; 

Untimely  blasted,  and  dispersed, 

Like  chaff  before  the  wind. 

5  For  God  approves  the  just  man's  ways; 

To  happiness  they  tend  ; 
But  sinners,  and  the  paths  they  tread, 
Shall  both  in  ruin  end. 

1.        SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  BLEST  is  the  man,  who  shuns  the  place. 

Where  sinners  love  to  meet ; 
Who  fears  to  tread  their  wicked  ways  ; 
And  hates  the  scoffer's  seat : — 

2  But  in  the  statutes  of  the  Lord 

Has  placed  his  chief  delight ; 
By  day,  he  reads  or  hears  the  word, 
And  meditates  by  night. 

7 


8  PSALMS. 

3  He,  like  a  plant  of  generous  kind, 

By  living  waters  set, 
Safe  from  the  storm  and  blasting  wind, 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state. 

4  Green  as  the  leaf,  and  ever  fair, 

Shall  his  profession  shine  ; 

While  fruits  of  holiness  appear, 

Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 

5  Not  so  the  impious  and  unjust : — 

What  vain  designs  they  form  ! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away  like  dust, 
Or  chaff,  before  the  storm. 

6  Sinners  in  judgment  shall  not  stand, 

Among  the  sons  of  grace 
When  Christ,  the  Judge,  at  his  right  hand 
Appoints  his  saints  a  place. 

1.  THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  THE  man  is  ever  blest, 

Who  shuns  the  sinners'  ways  ; 

Among  their  councils  never  stands, 

Nor  takes  the  scorner's  place  : — 

2  But  makes  the  law  of  God 

His  study  and  delight, 
Amidst  the  labours  of  the  day 
And  watches  of  the  night 

3  He,  like  a  tree,  shall  thrive, 

With  waters  near  the  root ; 
Fresh  as  the  leaf,  his  name  shall  live ; 
His  works  are  heavenly  fruit. 

4  Not  so  th'  ungodly  race  ; 

They  no  such  blessings  find  : 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind. 

2.  C.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 
Christ  exalted  and  his  enemies  warned. 

1  ATTEND,  O  earth,  when  God  declares 
His  uncontrolled  decree  :— 
"  Thou  art  my  Son — this  day,  my  heir 
Have  I  begotten  thee. 


psalms.  y 

2  "Ask— and  receive  thy  full  demands— 

Thine  shall  the  heathen  he ; 

The  utmost  limits  of  the  lands 

Shall  he  possessed  by  thee." 

3  Learn,  then,  ye  princes — and  give  ear, 

Ye  judges  of  the  earth ; 
Worship  the  Lord  with  holy  fear, 
Rejoice  with  awful  mirth. 

3.  C.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 
God  our  defence.    Morning. 

1  THOU,  gracious  Lord,  art  our  defence ; 

On  thee  our  hopes  rely  ; 
Thou  art  our  glory,  and  shalt  yet 
Lift  up  our  heads  on  high. 

2  Guarded  by  him,  we  laid  us  down, 

Our  sweet  repose  to  take ; 
For  we  through  him  securely  sleep, 
Through  him  in  safety  wake. 

3  Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs ; 

He  only  can  defend ; 
His  blessings  he  extends  to  all, 
That  on  his  power  depend. 

4.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Psalms. 

True  Riches. 

1  AMIDST  unsatisfied  desires, 

Or  trouble's  overwhelming  flood, 
Eager  the  doubting  heart  inquires, 
O  who  will  show  us  any  good  1 

2  But  happy  they  who  serve  the  Lord, 
And  in  his  holy  name  believe ; 

They  know,  from  his  all-gracious  word, 
That  he  will  every  want  relieve. 

3  When  humbly  offering  at  his  shrine 
The  grateful  homage  of  the  heart, 
The  Lord  will  hear,  and  grace  divine 
In  rich  and  copious  streams  impart. 

4  Worldlings,  who  wealth  and  honours  love, 
Full  many  a  weary  vigil  keep ; 

But  he  whose  treasure  is  above, 
Shall  rest  secure,  and  sweetly  sleep. 


10  PSALMS. 

4.        SECOND  PART.     CM.    Watts. 
Rest  and  Peace  in  God. 

1  LORD,  Thou  wilt  hear  us  when  we  pray . 

W  e  are  for  ever  thine  : 
We  fear  before  thee  all  the  day, 
J>or  would  we  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  we  rest  our  weary  h^ads 

From  care  and  business  free,         ' 
•Tig  sweet  conversing  on  our  beds 
With  our  own  hearts  and  thee. 

3  We  pay  this  evening  sacrifice : 

And  when  our  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  our  faith,  our  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  grace  alone. 

4  T  «1?',with  our  thoughts  composed  to  peace 

We'll  give  our  eyes  to  sleep  ; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  our  days 
And  will  our  slumbers  keep. 

5.       FIRST  PART.      CM.    Watts. 
Communion  with  God.    Morning. 

1  LORD,  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear 

Our  voice  ascending  high ; 
To  thee  we  will  direct  our  prayer 
To  thee  lift  up  our  eye. 

2  Thou  art  a  God,  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand  : 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight. 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

3  But  to  thy  house  will  we  resort, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there ; 
We  will  frequent  thy  holy  court. 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

4  O  may  thy  Spirit  <ruide  our  feet 

In  ways  of  "righfeousness  ! 
Make  every  path  of  dutv  straight 
And  plain  before  our  face. 

5  The  men,  who  love  and  fear  thy  name, 

bhall  see  their  hopes  fulfilled ; 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
With  favour  as  a  shield. 


PSALMS.  11 

5.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Weagham. 

1  LORD,  hear  us  when  without  disguise 

Our  words  to  thee  ascend  ; 
And  when  our  meditations  rise, 
Oh  graciously  attend. 

2  Before  thy  throne  we'll  humbly  fall, 

And  all  our  troubles  bring  ; 

On  thee  alone  for  help  we'll  call, 

Our  righteous  God  and  King. 

3  Soon  as  the  morning  rays  appear, 

We'll  lift  our  eyes  above  ; 
Our  voice  shall  reach  thy  listening  ear, 
And  supplicate  thy  love. 

4  Within  thy  house  our  voice  shall  rise 

Before  thy  mercy-seat ; 
There  will  we  fix  our  steadfast  eyes, 
And  worship  at  thy  feet. 

5  In  righteousness  thy  strength  display, 

And  our  protection  be ; 
Teach  us  to  know  that  only  way, 
Which  leads  to  heaven  and  thee. 

6.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll 
Severe  Chastisements  deprecated. 

1  LORD,  we  can  suffer  thy  rebukes, 

When  thou  with  kindness  dost  chastise ; ' 
But  thy  fierce  wrath  we  cannot  bear 
Oh  let  it  not  against  us  rise. 

2  Pity  our  languishing  estate, 

And  ease  the  sorrow  that  we  feel ; 
The  wounds  thy  heavy  hand  hath  made, 
O  Lord,  in  tender  mercy  heal. 

3  Look  how  the  powers  of  nature  mourn! 

How  long,  almighty  God,  how  long? 
When  shall  thine  hour  of  grace  return  1 
When  shall  we  make  thy  grace  our  song  1 

6.       SECOND  PART.    CM.    Newton. 
1  IN  mercy,  not  in  wrath,  rebuke, 

Thy  feeble  worm,  our  God  ; 
Our  spirit  dreads  thine  angry  look, 

And  trembles  at  thy  rod. 


12  PSALMS. 

2  Have  mercy,  Lord,  for  we  are  weak  • 

Kegard  our  humble  cry : 
Oh  let  thy  voice  of  comfort  speak. 
And  bring  salvation  nigh. 

3  Oh  come,  and  show  thy  power  to  save, 

And  spare  our  fainting  breath  • 
*or  who  can  praise  thee  in  the  grave 
Or  sing  thy  name  in  death  1  ' 

4  Satan,  our  cruel,  envious  foe. 

Insults  us  in  our  pain  ; 
He  smiles  to  see  us  brought  so  low, 
And  tells  us  hope  is  vain  :— 

5  But  hence,  thou  enemy,  depart, 

Nor  tempt  us  to  despair ; 
°"Sa1Ti0  ur  comes  to  cheer  our  heart : 
l  he  Lord  has  heard  our  prayer. 

'•  L.  M.     Pratt's  Coll. 

God  (he  Righteous  Judge. 

1  THE  Lord  is  judge— before  his  throne 
All  nations  shall  his  justice  own  : 
Oh  may  our  souls  be  found  sincere 
And  stand  approved  with  courage  there. 

2  The  Lord,  in  righteousness  arrayed, 
Surveys  the  world  his  hands  have  inade ; 
Pierces  the  heart,  and  tries  the  reins, 
And  judgment  from  on  high  ordains. 

3  Our  God  our  shield,  around  us  place 
Ihe  shelter  of  the  Saviour's  grace  ■ 
Then  when  thine  arm  the  just  shall  save, 
Our  life  shall  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

8.    FIRST  PART.    CM.    Tate  *  Brady. 

Condescending  Grace. 

1  °  wH{?U'i°.  whom  a11  creatures  bow, 

Within  this  earthly  frame, 
Through  all  the  world,  how  great  art  thou .' 
How  glorious  is  thy  name  ! 

2  ^™?eaven'  thy  giorious  work  on  high, 

Employs  our  wondering  sight ; 

w1^00?  that  nSghtly  rules  the  sky, 
With  stars  of  feebler  light ;— 


PSALMS.  13 

3  Lord,  what  is  man !  that  thou  shouldst  choose 

To  keep  him  in  thy  mind  ! 
Or  what  his  race  !  that  thou  shouldst  prove 
To  them  so  wondrous  kind ! 

4  O  thou,  to  whom  all  creatures  bow, 

Within  this  earthly  frame; 
Through  all  the  world,  how  great  art  thou  ! 
How  glorious  is  thy  name  ! 

8.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Mrs.  Steele. 

God's  distinguishing  goodness  to  man. 

1  THY  wisdom,  power,  and  goodness,  Lord, 

In  all  thy  works  appear; 
But  most  thy  praise  should  man  record, 
Man,  thy  distinguished  care. 

2  From  thee  the  breath  of  life  he  drew; 

That  breath  thy  pow'r  maintains  ; 
Thy  tender  mercy,  ever  new, 
His  brittle  frame  sustains. 

3  Thy  providence,  his  constant  guard 

When  threat'ning  ills  impend, 
Or  will  th'  impending  dangers  ward, 
Or  timely  succours  lend. 

4  Yet  nobler  favours  claim  his  praise, 

Of  reason's  light  possess'd  ; 
By  revelation's  brighter  rays 
Still  more  divinely  blest. 

5  All-bounteous  Lord,  thy  grace  impart 

O  teach  us  to  improve 
Thy  gifts  with  ever  grateful  heart, 
And  crown  them  with  thy  love. 

9.  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Tate  &  Bradt. 

Delight  in  Praising  Ood. 

1  TO  celebrate  thy  praise,  O  Lord, 

We  will  our  hearts  prepare  ; 
To  all  the  listening  world,  thy  works, 
Thy  wondrous  works  declare. 

2  The  thought  of  them  shall  to  our  souls- 

Exalted  pleasures  bring  ; 
While  to  thy  name,  O  thou  Most  High, 
Triumphant  praise  we  sing. 


14  PSALMS. 

3  Thou  art,  O  Lord,  a  sure  defence 
Against  oppressing  rage  ; 

As  troubles  rise,  thy  needful  aid 
In  our  behalf  engage. 

4  To  celebrate  thy  praise,  O  Lord, 
We  will  our  hearts  prepare  ; 

To  all  the  listening  world,  thy  works, 
Thy  wondrous  works,  declare. 

9.     SECOND  PART.    C.  BE,    Wragham. 
God  Glorious  as  a  Judge  and  Deliverer. 

1  TO  God,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  mount, 

Your  lofty  voices  raise  ; 
Through  all  the  earth  his'works  recount; 
In  solemn  hymns  of  praise. 

2  The  Lord  in  righteousness  is  known, 

In  judgment  seen  by  all ; 
The  wicked,  who  his  name  disown, 
By  their  own  works  shall  fall. 

3  O  Lord,  in  majesty  arise, 

The  heathen's  power  assail ; 
Exalt  thyself  above  the  skies, 
And  let  not  man  prevail. 

4  Thou  art,  O  God,  the  righteous  Lord, 

Thy  name  shall  still  endure ; 
Thy  throne  of  judgment,  and  thy  word, 
Shall  stand  for  ever  sure. 

9.        THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 

1  WITH  our  who  e  hearts  we'll  raise  our  song 

Thy  wonders  we'll  proclaim  : 
Thou,  sovereign  Judge  of  right  and  wrong, 
Wilt  put  our  foes  to  shame. 

2  We'll  sing  thy  majesty  and  grace ; 

Our  God  prepares  his  throne, 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
And  make  his  vengeance  known. 

3  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 

For  all  the  poor  oppressed, 

To  save  the  people  of  his  love, 

And  give  the  weary  rest. 

4  The  men.  who  know  thy  name,  will  trust 

In  thine  abundant  grace  ; 


PSALMS.  15 

For  thou  hast  ne'er  forsook  the  just, 
Who  humbly  sought  thy  face. 

5  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord, 
Who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  executes  his  threatening  word, 
And  doth  his  grace  fulfil. 

10.  L-  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Jehovah  the  Avenger  of  the  Oppressed. 

1  JEHOVAH  reigns — your  tribute  bring  ; 
Proclaim  the  Lord,  th'  eternal  King : 
Crown  him,  ye  saints,  with  holy  joy, 
His  arm  shall  all  your  foes  destroy. 

2  Thou,  Lord,  ere  yet  the  humble  mind 
Had  formed  to  prayer  the  wish  designed, 
Hast  heard  the  secret  sigh  arise, 
While,  swift  to  aid,  thy  mercy  flies. 

3  Thy  Spirit  shall  our  hearts  prepare  ; 
Thine  ear  shall  listen  to  our  prayer  : 
Thou,  righteous  Judge  !  thou  Power  divine 
On  thee  the  fatherless  recline. 

4  The  Lord  shall  save  th'  afflicted  breast, 
His  arm  shall  vindicate  th'  oppressed  ; 
Earth's  mightiest  tyrant  feel  his  power, 
Nor  sin,  nor  Satan  grieve  them  more. 

11.  FIRST  PART.   L.  ML  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 

God's  Retributions. 

1  WHEN  all  bespeak  a  Father's  love, 
Oh  wherefore,  fearful  as  the  dove, 
Should  we  in  times  of  peril  flee 

To  any  refuge,  Lord,  but  Thee  1 

2  In  vain  the  wicked  bend  their  bow, 
And  seek  to  lay  the  righteous  low; 
Thou  from  thine  everlasting  throne 
With  watchful  care  regard'st  thine  own. 

3  Thy  voice  shall  seal  the  sinner's  fate ; 
Just  vengeance  shall  his  crimes  await ; 
While  the  bright  beams  of  grace  divine 
Shall  on  thy  faithful  servants  shine. 


16  PSALMS. 

11.  SECOND  PART.  C.  M.  Montgomery. 

The  Lord  is  Righteous. 

1  THE  Lord  is  in  his  holy  place, 

And  from  his  throne  on  high, 
He  looks  upon  the  human  race 
With  omnipresent  eye. 

2  He  proves  the  righteous,  marks  their  path ; 

In  him  the  weak  are  strong ; 

But  violence  provokes  his  wrath : 

The  Lord  abhorreth  wrong. 

3  The  righteous  Lord  will  take  delight 

Alone  in  righteousness ; 
The  just  are  pleasing  in  his  sight, 
The  humble  he  will  bless. 

12.  C.  M.    Watts. 

Aid  invoked  in  Times  of  great  wickedness 

1  HELP,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail, 

Religion  loses  ground ; 
The  sons  of  violence  prevail, 
And  treacheries  abound. 

2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  break, 

They  act  the  flatterer's  part : 
With  fair,  deceitful  lips  they  speak, 
But  with  a  double  heart. 

3  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound, 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold, 
When  faith  is  hardly  to  be  found, 
And  love  is  waxing  cold, — 

4  Is  not  thy  chariot  hastening  on  1 

Hast  thou  not  given  the  sign  1 
May  we  not  trust  and  live  upon 
-  A  promise  so  divine  1 

5  Yes— saith  the  Lord— now  will  I  rise, 

And  make  oppressors  flee ; 

I  shall  appear  to  their  surprise, 

And  set  my  servants  free. 

13.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts, 
Mourning  an  absent  God. 

1  HOW  long,  O  Lord,  shall  we  complain, 
Like  one  that  seeks  his  God  in  vain  ? 


PSALMS.  17 

How  long  shall  we  thine  absence  mourn, 
And  still  despair  of  thy  return  1 

2  Hear,  Lord,  and  grant  us  quick  relief, 
Before  our  death  concludes  our  grief ; 
If  thou  withhold  thy  heavenly  light, 
We  sleep  in  everlasting  night. 

3  How  will  the  powers  of  darkness  boast, 
If  but  one  praying  soul  be  lost : 

But  we  have  trusted  in  thy  grace, 
And  shall  again  behold  thy  face. 

4  Whate'er  our  fears  or  foes  suggest, 
Thou  art  our  hope,  our  joy,  our  rest ; 
Our  hearts  shall  feel  thy  love — and  raise 
Our  cheerful  voice  to  songs  of  praise. 

1.3.      SECOND  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 

1  HOW  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face, 

Our  God,  how  long  delay  1 
When  shall  we  feel  those  heavenly  rays, 
That  chase  our  fears  away  ? 

2  How  long  shall  our  afflicted  soul 

Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain  1 
Thy  word  can  all  our  foes  control, 
And  ease  our  raging  pain. 

3  Be  thou  our  sun,  and  thou  our  shield, 

Our  souls  in  safety  keep  ; 
Make  haste,  before  our  eyes  are  sealed 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

4  Thou  wilt  display  that  sovereign  grace, 

Whence  all  our  comforts  spring ; 
We  shall  employ  our  lips  in  praise 
And  thy  salvation  sing. 

13.      THIRD  PART.    7s.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  LORD  of  mercy,  just  and  kind, 

Wilt  thou  ne'er  our  guilt  forgive? 
Never  shall  our  troubled  mind 
In  thy  kind  remembrance  live  1 

2  Lord,  how  long  shall  Satan's  art 

Tempt  our  harassed  souls  to  sin, 
Triumph  o'er  our  humbled  heart, 
Fears  without  and  guilt  within  1 

B 


18  PSALMS. 

3  Lord,  our  God,  thine  ear  incline, 

Bending  to  the  prayer  of  faith ; 
Cheer  our  eyes  with  light  divine, 
Lest  we  sleep  the  sleep  of  death. 

4  But  on  mercy  we  rely — 

Mercy,  heavenly  Lord,  impart. 
Mercy  brings  salvation  nigh ; 
Mercy  shall  rejoice  our  heart. 

5  Lord  we  lift  our  voice  in  praise, 

All  thy  bounty  to  adore  j 
From  eternity  thy  grace 
Flows,  increasing  evermore. 

14.  C.  M.     Watts. 
Atheism  arising  from  Depravity. 

1  ARE  sinners  now  so  hardened  grown. 

That  they  the  saints  devour  1 

And  never  worship  at  thy  throne, 

Nor  fear  thine  awful  power  1 

•_  Great  God,  appear  to  their  surprise, 

Reveal  thy  dreadful  name ; 

Let  them  no"  more  thy  wrath  despise, 

Nor  turn  our  hope  to  shame. 

3  Dost  thou  not  dwell  among  the  just  ? 

And  yet  our  foes  deride, 
That  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust. 
Great  God  confound  tlieir  pride. 

4  Oh  !  that  the  joyful  day  was  come 

To  finish  our'distress  ! — 
When  God  shall  bring  his  children  home 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease. 

15.  FrRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

The  Citizen  of  Zion. 

1  WHO  shall  ascend  thy  heavenly  place, 
Great  God,  and  dwell  before  thy  face  ? — 
The  man  who  loves  religion  now, 

And  humbly  walks  with  God  below  :— 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure— whose  heart  is  clean 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they  mean  ; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tongue  ; 

He  hales  to  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 


PSALMS.  19 

3  He  loves  his  enemies — and  prays 
For  those  who  curse  him  to  his  face 
And  does  to  all  men  still  the  same 
That  he  could  hope  or  wish  from  them. 

4  Yet,  when  his  holiest  works  are  done, 
His  soul  depends  on  grace  alone : — 
This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 
And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord,  with  thee. 

15.  SECOND  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 

1  WHO  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill, 

O  God  of  holiness  1 
Whom  will  the  Lord  admit  to  dwell 
So  near  his  throne  of  grace  1 

2  The  man  who  walks  in  pious  ways, 

And  works  with  righteous  hands ; 
Who  trusts  his  Maker's  promises, 
And  follows  Ids  commands ; — 

3  He  speaks  the  meaning  of  his  heart, 

Nor  slanders  with  his  tongue ; 
Will  scarce  believe  an  ill  report, 
Nor  do  his  neighbour  wrong ; — 

4  The  wealthy  sinner  he  contemns, 

Loves  all  who  fear  the  Lord  ; 
And  though  to  his  own  hurt  he  swears, 
Still  he  performs  his  word ; — 

5  His  hands  disdain  a  golden  bribe, 

And  never  wrong  the  poor : — 
This  man  shall  dwell  with  God  on  earth, 
And  find  his  heaven  secure. 

16.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

Humility  of  a  good  Man. 

1  PRESERVE  us,  Lord,  in  time  of  need, 

For  succour  to  thy  throne  we  flee, 
But  have  no  merits  there  to  plead  : 
Our  goodness  cannot  reach  to  thee. 

2  Oft  have  our  hearts  and  tongues  confessed, 

How  empty  and  how  poor  we  be : 
Our  praise  can  never  make  thee  blest, 
Nor  add  new  glories  unto  thee. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints  on  earth  may  reap 

Some  profit  by  the  good  we  do ; 


20  PSALMS. 

These  are  the  company  we  keep, 
These  are  the  choicest  friends  we  know. 
4  Let  others  choose  the  sons  of  mirth, 

And  give  their  hours  to  noise  and  wine : 

We  love  the  men  of  heavenly  birth, 
"Whose  thoughts  and  language  are  divine, 

16.      SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Delight  in  God  and  his  People. 

1  LET  heathens  to  their  idols  haste, 

And  worship  wood  or  stone ; 
But  our  delightful  lot  is  cast 
Where  God  is  truly  known. 

2  His  hand  provides  our  constant  food  ; 

He  fills  our  daily  cup  : 
Much  are  we  pleased  with  present  good, 
But  more  rejoice  in  hope. 

3  God  is  our  portion  and  our  joy  ; 

His  counsels  are  our  light ; 
He  gives  us  sweet  advice  by  day, 
And  keeps  us  safe  by  night. 

4  Our  souls  would  all  their  thoughts  approve 

To  his  all-seeing  eye ; — 
Not  death,  nor  hell,  our  hope  shall  move, 
While  such  a  friend  is  nigh. 

5  Thou  shalt  the  paths  of  life  display, 

Which  to  thy  presence  lead ; 
Where  pleasures  dwell  without  alloy, 
And  joys  that  never  fade. 

17.  S.  M.    Watts. 

Prospects  of  the  Righteous  and  Wicked. 

1  ARISE,  our  gracious  God, 

And  make  the  wicked  flee  ; 

They  are  but  thy  chastising  rod 

To  drive  thy  saints  to  thee. 

2  Behold  the  sinner  dies— 

His  haughty  words  are  vain ; 
Here,  in  this  life,  his  pleasure  lies, 
And  all  beyond  is  pain. 

3  Then  let  his  pride  advance, 

And  boast  of  all  his  store ; 
The  Lord  is  our  inheritance — 
Our  souls  can  wish  no  more. 


PSALMS.  Zl 

4  We  shall  behold  the  face 
Of  our  forgiving  God  ; 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness, 
Washed  in  our  Saviour's  blood. 

18.       FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Strength  and  Protection  from  God. 

1  LORD,  thou  hast  seen  our  souls  sincere, 
Hast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear ; 
Before  our  eyes  we  set  thy  laws, 

And  thou  hast  owned  our  righteous  cause. 

2  What  sore  temptations  broke  our  rest ! 
What  wars  and  stragglings  in  our  breast ! 
But  through  thy  grace,  that  reigns  within, 
We  guard  against  each  darling  sin. — 

3  That  sin,  that  close  besets  us  still, 

That  works  and  strives  against  our  will — 
When  shall  thy  Spirit's  sovereign  power 
Destroy  it,  that  it  rise  no  more  1 

4  With  an  impartial  hand,  the  Lord 
Deals  out  to  mortals  their  reward : 
The  kind  and  faithful  souls  shall  find 
A  God  more  faithful  and  more  kind. 

5  The  just  and  pure  shall  ever  say, 

Thou  art  more  pure,  more  just  than  they  j 
But  men  that  love  revenge  shall  know 
God  hath  an  arm  of  vengeance  too. 

18.      SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  JUST  are  thy  ways,  and  true  thy  word, 

Great  Rock  of  our  secure  abode ;  \ 

Who  is  a  God,  beside  the  Lord  1 
Or  where's  a  refuge  like  our  God  1 

2  'Tis  he  that  girds  us  with  his  might, 

Gives  us  his  holy  sword  to  wield ; 
And  while  with  sin  and  hell  we  fight, 
Spreads  his  salvation  for  our  shield. 

3  He  lives — and  blessings  crown  his  reign— 

The  God  of  our  salvation  lives  ; 
The  dark  designs  of  hell  are  vain, 
While  heavenly  peace  out  Father  gives. 


22  PSALMS. 

18.  THIRD  PART.  L.  M.   Tate  &  Brady. 

1  NO  change  of  time  shall  ever  shock 

Our  trust,  O  Lord,  in  thee ; 
For  thou  hast  always  been  our  rock, — 
A  sure  defence  we  see. 

2  Thou  our  deliverer  art,  O  God  ; 

Our  trust  is  in  thy  power ; 
Thou  art  our  shield  from  foes  abroad, 
Our  safeguard,  and  our  tower. 

3  To  thee  will  we  address  our  prayer, 

To  whom  all  praise  we  owe ; 
So  shall  we,  by  thy  watchful  care, 
Be  saved  from  every  foe. 

4  Then  let  Jehovah  be  adored, 

On  whom  our  hopes  depend  ; 
For  who,  except  the  mighty  Lord, 
His  people  can  defend. 

IS.    FOURTH  PART.     C.  M.     Staxhope 
Hopkins. 
Jehovah  coming  to  reign. 

1  THE  Lord  descended  from  above, 

And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high, 
And  underneath  his  feet  he  cast 
The  darkness  of  the  sky. 

2  On  cherubim  and  seraphim 

Full  royally  he  rode, 
And  on  the  wings  of  mighty  winds, 
Came  flying  all  abroad. 

3  He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods, 

Their  fury  to  restrain  ; 
And  he,  as  sovereign  Lord  and  King, 
For  evermore  shall  reign. 

19.  FIRST  PART.    L.  P.  M.    Watts. 
Delight  and  instruction  from  the  Bible. 

1  WE  love  the  volume  of  thy  word  ; 
What  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distressed ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  our  doubtful  way, 
Thy  fear  forbids  our  feet  to  stray, 

Thy  promise  leads  our  heart*  to  rest. 


PSALMS.  '  23 

2  Thy  threatening^  wake  our  slumbering  eyes 
And  warn  us  where  our  danger  lies  ; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  our  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Converts  our  souls,  subdues  our  sin, 

And  gives  a  free,  but  large  reward. 

3  Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts  1 
Our  God,  forgive  our  secret  faults, 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain : 
Accept  our  poor  attempts  of  praise, 
That  we  have  read  thy  book  of  grace, 

And  book  of  nature  not  in  vain. 

19.      SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Addison. 
•  The  Heavens  declaring  the  Glory  of  God. 

1  THE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 

And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

2  Th'  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display, 
And  publishes  to  every  land 

The  work  of  an  almighty  hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale. 
And  nightly,  to  the  listening  earth, 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth ; — 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings,  as  they  roll, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5  What !  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  this  dark  terrestrial  ball — 
What !  though  nor  real  voice,  nor  sound 
Amid  their  radiant  orbs  be  found — 

6  In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice ; 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine, 
"The  hand  that  made  us  is  Divine." 

19.        THIRD  PART.    L.  M.     Watts, 
The  Glory  of  God  in  his  Works  and  his  Word. 
1  THE  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord, 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 


24  PSALMS. 

But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  Tnc  j  oiling  sun — the  changing  light, 

Ai'ni  nights,  and  days,  thy  power  confess  ; 
But  that  blest,  volume"  thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  cmvey  thy  praise 

Round  all  the  earth — aii?  never  stand  ; 
So  when  thy  truth  began  its  r?Se, 
It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  ran ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
Which  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise ! 

Oh  bless  the  world  with  heavenly  light ! 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise  : 
Thy  laws  are  pure — thy  judgments  right. 

19.  FOURTH  PART.  C.  M.  Montgomery. 
Perfection  of  the  Law  and  the  Testimony. 

1  THY  law  is  perfect,  Lord  of  light, 

Thy  testimonies  sure ; 
The  statutes  of  thy  realm  are  right, 
And  thy  commandment,  pure. 

2  Let  these,  O  God,  our  souls  convert, 

And  make  thy  servants  wise  : 
Let  these  be  gladness  to  each  heart, 
The  dayspring  to  our  eyes. 

3  By  these  may  we  be  warned  betimes ; 

Who  knows  the  guile  within? 
Lord,  save  us  from  presumptuous  crimes, 
Cleanse  us  from  secret  sin. 

4  So  may  the  words  our  lips  express, 

The  thoughts  that  throng  our  mind, 
O  Lord,  our  strength  and  righteousness, 
With  thee  acceptance  find. 

19.         FIFTH  PART.     S.  M.    Watts. 
The  Glory  of  God  in  his  Works  and  his  Wora. 
I  BEHOLD,  the  lofty  sky 
Declares  its  maker  God. 


PSALMS.  25 

And  all  the  starry  works  on  high 
Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 

2  The  darkness  and  the  light 

Still  keep  their  course  the  same  ; 
While  night  to  day — and  day  to  night, 
Divinely  teach  his  name. 

3  In  every  different  land 

Their  general  voice  is  known  ; 
They  show  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  His  laws  are  just  and  pure, 

His  truth  without  deceit ; 
His  promises  for  ever  sure, 
And  his  rewards  are  great. 

5  "While  of  thy  works  we  sing, 

Thy  glory  to  proclaim  \ 
Accept  the  praise,  our  God,  our  King, 
In  our  Redeemer's  name. 

19.  SIXTH  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  BEHOLD  the  morning  sun 

Begins  his  glorious  way  ; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  ran, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light, 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word  ! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just ! 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  we  securely  trust. 

4  Our  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given  ! 
Oh !  may  we  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven. 

20.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Prayer  and  Hope  in  Trouble. 

1  NOW  may  the  Lord  of  power  and  grace 
Attend  his  people's  humble  cry  ! 
Jehovah  hears,  when  Israel  prays, — 
And  sends  deliverance  from  on  high. 


26  PSALMS. 

2  Well  he  remembers  all  our  sighs, 

His  love  exceeds  our  best  deserts ; 
His  love  accepts  the  sacrifice 
Of  humble  groans  and  broken  hearts. 

3  Save  us,  O  Lord,  from  slavish  fear, — 

And  let  our  hopes  be  firm  and  strong. 
Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear, 
And  joy  and  triumph  raise  the  song. 

21.  C.  M.     Barlow. 

God  acknowledged  in  National  Blessings. 

1  IN  thee,  great  God,  with  songs  of  praise, 

Our  favoured  realms  rejoice  ; 

And,  blest  with  thy  salvation,  raise 

To  heaven  their  cheerful  voice. 

2  In  deep  distress,  our  injured  land 

Implored  thy  power  to  save ; 
For  life  we  prayed — thy  bounteous  hand 
The  timely  blessing  gave. 

3  On  thee,  in  want,  in  wo,  in  pain, 

Our  hearts  alone  rely  ; 
Our  rights  thy  mercy  will  maintain, 
And  all  our  wants  supply. 

4  Thus,  Lord,  thy  wondrous  power  declare. 

And  still  exalt  thy  fame ; 
While  we  glad  songs  of  praise  prepare 
For  thine  almighty  name. 

22.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Sufferings  a?id  Exaltations  of  Christ. 

1  NOW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord, 
When  he  complained  in  tears  and  blood, 
Like  one  forsaken  of  his  God. 

2  But  God,  his  Father,  heard  his  cry- 
Raised  from  the  dead,  he  re.igns  on  high  ; 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness, 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 

22.      SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
1  "  NOW,  in  the  hour  of  deep  distress, 

My  God,  support  thy  Son, 
When  hororrs  dark  my  soul  oppress, 

Oh  leave  me  not  alone  ! " 


PSALMS.  2 

2  Thus  did  our  suffering  Saviour  pray, 

With  mighty  cries  and  tears  ; 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadful  day, 
And  chased  away  his  fears. 

3  Great  was  the  victory  of  his  death, 

His  throne  exalted  stands ; 
While  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Shall  bow  to  his  commands. 

22.    THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Wragham. 
Goodness  of  God  commemorated. 

1  WHEN  trouble  fills  our  souls  with  grief 

Oh  hide  not,  Lord,  thy  face  ; 
For  we  can  hope  for  no  relief, 
Unaided  by  thy  grace. 

2  Our  fathers,  trusting  in  thy  word, 

Reposed  their  hope  in  thee ; 
In  thee  protection  found,  O  Lord  ; 
And  life  and  liberty. 

3  When  in  thy  temple  we  appear 

To  hear  thy  sacred  word ; 
Our  vows  we  will  perform,  and  there 
Thy  benefits  record. 

4  For  thou,  from  men  of  low  estate, 

Wilt  not  conceal  thy  face  ; 
But  unto  those  who  humbly  wait, 
Wilt  give  thy  promised  grace. 

5  To  all  the  world  will  we  declare 

The  greatness  of  thy  name  ; 
Assembled  saints  our  voice  shall  hear, 
As  we  thy  praise  proclaim. 

22.    FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Wragham 

1  ALL  ye  who  serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 

In  praise  lift  up  your  voice  ; 
Let  Jacob's  faithful  children  hear, 
Let  Israel's  sons  rejoice. 

2  The  great,  who  have  his  bounty  known, 

And  they  who  mercy  crave, 
Alike  shall  at  his  feet  bow  down  ; 
For  he  alone  can  save. 

3  Throughout  the  world's  extended  bound, 

His  goodness  shall  be  shown  ; 


28  RiALMS. 

And  every  tongue,  the  earth  around, 
Shall  worship  at  his  throne. 
4  His  glorious  kingdom  is  divine, 
His  subjects  hear  his  word  ; 
Through  every  realm  his  light  shall  shine, 
.  And  all  shall  fear  the  Lord. 

23.    FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    61.    Addison. 
Jehovah,  the  Shepherd  of  his  People. 

1  THE  Lord  our  pasture  shall  prepare, 
And  feed  us  with  a  shepherd's  care  ; 
His  presence  shall  our  wants  supply, 
And  guard  us  with  a  watchful  eye : 
Our  noon-day  walks  he  shall  attend, 
And  all  our-  midnight  hours  defend. 

2  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  we  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant, 
To  fertile  vales,  and  dewy  meads 
Our  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads  ; 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  we  tread, 
With  gloomy  hnrrors  overspread, 
Our  steadfast  hearts  shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  us  still : 
Thy  friendly  rod  shall  give  us  aid, 

And  guide  us  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

4  Though  in  a  bare  and  ragged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  we  stray, 
Thy  presence  shall  our  pains  beguile : 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 

With  sudden  greens  and  herbage  crowned, 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

23.       SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts, 

1  OUR  Shepherd  will  supply  our  need, 

Jehovah  is  his  name  ; 
In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  us  feed, 
Beside  the  living  stream. 

2  He  brings  our  wandering  spirit  back 

When  we  forsake  his  ways, 
And  leads  us,  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  patlis  of  truth  and  grace. 


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3  When  we  walk  through  the  shades  of  death 

Thy  presence  is  our  stay  ; 
One  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 
Drives  all  our  fears  away. 

4  The  sure  provisions  of  our  God 

Attend  us  all  our  days ; 
Oh  may  thy  house  be  our  abode, 
And  all  our  work  be  praise. 
23.       THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  THE  Lord  our  shepherd  is  ; 

We  shall  be  well  supplied  ; 

Since  he  is  ours,  and  we  are  his, 

What  can  we  want  beside  1 

2  He  leads  us  to  the  place, 

Where  heavenly  pasture  grows  ; 
Where  liying  waters  gently  pass, 
And  Tull  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  we  go  astray, 

He  doth  our  souls  reclaim  ; 
And  guides  us  in  his  own  right  way. 
For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

We  cannot  yield  to  fear ; 
Though  we  should  walk  through  death's  dark 
Our  Shepherd  's  with  us  there.       [shade, 

5  Amid  surrounding  foes 

Thou  dost  our  table  spread  ; 
Our  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts  each  head. 

6  The  bounties  of  thy  love 

Shall  crown  our  future  days  ; 
Nor  from  thy  house  will  we  remove, 
Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 
•23.      FOURTH  PART.    S.  M.    Steele. 

1  WHILE  our  Redeemer  's  near, 

Our  shepherd,  and  our  guide, 
We  bid  farewell  to  every  fear ; 
Our  wants  are  all  supplied. 

2  To  ever  fragrant  meads, 

Where  rich  abundance  grows, 

His  gracious  hand  indulgent  leads, 

And  guards  our  sweet  repose. 


30  PSALMS. 

3  Dear  Shepherd,  if  we  stray, 
Our  wandering  feet  restore  ; 
And  guard  us  with  thy  watchful  eye, 
And  let  us  rove  no  more. 

24.    FIRST  PART.    L.  fit    Pbatt's  Coll. 
A  Citizen  of  Zion. 

1  WHO  shall  ascend  the  holy  hill, 
Great  God  !  which  all  thy  glories  fill  1 
Who,  in  thy  temple's  hailowed  dome, 
Secure  Ids  everlasting  home  1 

2  Whose  hands  ai-e  clear, whose  heart's  sincere, 
Whose  purpose  pure — whose  actions  clear, 
Whose  soul  no  vanity  allures, 

And  truth  his  plighted  vow  secures  ; — 

3  This  man  the  blessing  shall  receive, 
The  blessing,  which  the  Lord  will  give : 
Salvation  from  his  God  shall  flow, 

And  righteousness  his  hand  bestow. 

4  These  are  the  men — the  chosen  seed, 
Like  Jacob,  wrestling  as  they  plead: 
They  seek,  O  Lord— they  seek  thy  face, 
And  wait — and  find  the  promised"  grace. 

24.  SECOND  PART.  C.  M.  Tate  &  Beady. 
Triumpha?it  Ascension  of  Christ. 

1  LIFT  up  your  heads,  eternal  gates, 
Unfold,  to  enteitain 

The  King  of  glory  ; — see,  he  comes 
With  his  celestial  train. 

2  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  1 — who  ? 
The  Lord,  for  strength  renowned  ; 

In  battle  mighty, — o'er  his  foes 
Eternal  victor  crowned. 

3  Lift  up  your  heads,  eternal  gates, 
Unfold,  to  entertain 

The  King  of  glory, — see,  he  comes 
With  all  his  shining  train. 

4  Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ? — who  1 
The  Lord  of  hosts  renowned : 

Of  glory  he  alone  is  King, 
Who" is  with  glory  crowned. 


PSALMS.  31 

25.  FIRST  PART.     S.  M.    Kelly. 

Prayer  for  Divine  Guidance  and  Pardon. 

1  WE  lift  our  souls  to  God  ; 

Our  trust  is  in  his  name  : 
Let  not  our  foes,  that  seek  our  blood, 
Still  triumph  in  our  shame. 

2  From  early  dawning  light 

Till  evening  shades  arise, 
For  thy  salvation,  Lord,  we  wait, 
With  ever-longing  eyes. 

3  Remember  all  thy  grace, 

And  lead  us  in  thy  truth ; 

Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days, 

And  follies  of  our  youth. 

4  The  Lord  is  just  and  kind  ; 

The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways ; 
And  every  humble  sinner  find 
The  ble'ssings  of  his  grace. 

25.  SECOND  PART.    S.  M.    Tate  &  Brady, 

1  THY  mercies  and  thy  love, 
O  Lord,  recall  to  mind ; 

And  graciously  continue  still. 
As  thou  wert  ever,  kind. 

2  His  mercy  and  his  truth, 
The  righteous  Lord  displays, 

In  bringing  wandering  sinners  home 
And  teaching  them  his  ways. 

3  He  those  in  justice  guides, 
Who  his  direction  seek  ; 

And  in  his  sacred  paths  shall  lead 
The  humble  and  the  meek. 

4  Through  all  the  ways  of  God, 
Both  truth  and  mercy  shine, 

To  such  as  with  religious  hearts, 
To  his  blessed  will  incline,, 

25.        THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 
1  WHERE  shall  the  man  be  found, 

That  fears  V  offend  his  God, 
That  loves  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

And  trembles  at  the  rod'? 


32  PSALMS. 

2  The  Lord  shall  make  him  know 

The  secrets  of  his  heart, 
The  wonders  of  his  covenant  show, 
And  all  his  love  impart. 

3  The  dealings  of  his  power 

Are  truth  and  mercy  still, 
With  such  as  keep  his  covenant  sure, 
And  love  to  do  his  will. 

4  Their  souls,  shall  dwell  at  ease 

Before  their  Maker's  face, 
Their  seed  shall  taste  the  promises 
In  their  extensive  grace. 

26.    FIRST  PART.     CM.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Delight  in  the  presence  and  worship  of  Gou. 

1  WE  love  thy  holy  temple,  Lord, 

For  there  thou  deign'st  to  dwell ; 
And  there  the  heralds  of  thy  word 
Of  all  thy  mercies  tell. 

2  There,  in  thy  pure  and  cleansing  fount, 

Washed  from  each  guilty  stain, 
Our  souls  on  wings  of  faith  shall 'mount 
To  heaven's  eternal  fane. 

3  Around  thine  altar  will  we  kneel 

In  penitence  sincere, 
A  Saviour's  mercy  deeply  feel, 
And  words  of  pardon  hear ; — 

4  Or,  mingling  with  the  choral  throng 

Our  joyful  voices  raise, 
And  pour  the  full,  melodious  song, 
In  notes  of  grateful  praise. 

26.      SECOND  PART.    7s.     Wragham. 

1  SEARCH  our  hearts,— our  actions  prove, 

Try  our  thoughts,  as  they  arise  ; 
For  thy  kindness  and  thy  love 
Ever  are  before  our  eyes. 

2  We  have  loved  the  hallowed  place, 

Where  thine  honour  doth  abide; 
To  the  temple  of  thy  grace, 
Lord,  our  erring  footsteps  guide ! 

3  Gather  not  our  souls  with  those, 

Who  their  deeds  of  blood  pursue, 


PSALMS.  6i 

Who,  thy  justice  to  oppose, 
Hold  the  tempting  bribe  to  view. 
I  Keep  our  souls  from  all  offence ; 
All  our  supplications  hear ; 
As  we  walk  in  innocence, 
Let  us,  Lord,  thy  mercy  share. 
5  Thou  hast  placed  our  feet  aright, 
Therefore  we  our  voice  will  raise, 
With  thy  saints— before  thy  sight, 
In  unceasing  hymns  of  praise. 

27.  FIRST  PART.   CM.   Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
God  our  Refuge. 

1  GOD  is  our  Saviour  and  defence, 

A  refuge  ever  near ; 
Secure  beneath  his  providence, 
What  danger  can  we  fear. 

2  Death  may  our  dearest  friends  remove ; 

All  human  ties  shall  cease ; 
But  one  there  is,  whose  care  and  love 
No  time  shall  e'er  decrease. 

3  A  mother  may  her  babe  forget, 

The  infant  "she  has  borne  ; 
Her  love  maj-  %il,  but  never  yet 
Did  God  forsake  his  own. 

4  In  every  trouble  here  below 

Our  refuge  is  the  Lord  ; 
Comfort  and  strength  will  he  bestow 
On  all  who  trust  his  word. 

27.      SECOND  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 
God  resorted  to  in  Trouble  and  Desertion, 

1  THE  Lord  of  glory  is  our  light, 

And  our  salvation  too ; 
God  is  our  strength — nor  will  we  fear 
What  all  our  foes  can  do. 

2  One  privilege  our  hearts  desire— 

Oh  1  grant  us  our  abode 
Among  the  churches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  our  God  ! 

3  There  shall  we  offer  our  requests, 

And  see  thy  glory  still ; 
e 


34  FSALMS. 

Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  learn  thy  holy  will. 

4  When  troubles  rise,  and  storms  appear, 

There  may  his  children  hide ; 
God  has  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  our  souls  abide. 

5  Now  shall  our  heads  be  lifted  high 

Above  our  foes  around, 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 
Within  thy  temple  sound. 

28.  C.  M.    Dwicht. 
Divine  Interposition  acknowledged. 

1  BLEST  be  the  Lord  who  heard  our  prayer 

The  Lord— our  shield— our  sons  ; 
Who  saved  our  souls  from  sin  and  fear, 
And  tuned  with  praise  our  tongue. 

2  When  in  the  hour  of  deep  distress, 

Of  foes  and  death  afraid, 
Our  spirits  trusted  in  his  grace, 
And  sought,  and  found  his  aid. 

3  Remember,  Lord,  thy  chosen  seed ; 

Oh  save  from  guilt  and  wo ; 
Thy  flocks  in  richest  pastures  feed, 
And  guard  from  every  foe. 

4  Zion  exalt— her  cause  defend ; 

With  joy  her  courts  surround  ; 
Let  si  lowers  of  heavenly  grace  descend, 
And  saints  thy  praise  resound. 

29.  FIRST  PART.     L.  M.    Watts. 
Jehovah  the  Universal  King. 

1  GIVE  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, 

Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  power. 
Ascribe  due  honours  to  his  name, 
And  his  eternal  might  adore. 

2  The  Lord  proclaims  his  power  aloud 

Through  every  ocean,  every  land ;  - 
His  voice  divide's  the  watery  cloud, 

And  lightnings  blaze  at  his  command. 
The  Lord  sits  sovereign  on  the  flood, 

O'er  earth  he  reigns  for  ever  king1; 
But  makes  his  church  his  blest  abode, 

Where  we  his  awful  glories  sing. 


PSALMS.  35 

4  In  gentler  language,  there  the  Lord 
The  counsel  of  his  grace  imparts ; 
Amid  the  raging  storm,  his  word 

Speaks  peace  and  comfort  to  our  hearts. 

29.  SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Wraghau. 

1  YE  mighty  rulers  of  the  land, 

Give  praise  and  glory  to  the  Lord ; 

And  while  before  his  throne  ye  stand, 

His  great  and  powerful  acts  record. 

2  Oh  render  unto  God  above 

The  honours  which  to  him  belong ; 
And  in  the  temple  of  his  love, 
Let  worship  flow  from  every  tongue. 

3  His  voice  is  heard  the  earth  around, 

When  through  the  heavens  his  thunders 
The  troubled  ocean  hears  the  sound,    [i-oll ; 
And  yields  itself  to  his  control. 

4  When  he  upon  the  lightning  rides, 

His  voice  in  loudest  thunder  speaks ; 
The  fiery  element  divides, 
And  earth  to  its  deep  centre  shakes. 

5  God  on  the  floods  has  fixed  his  throne, 

His  government  shall  never  cease  : 
He  shall  his  power  and  strength  make  known 
And  bless  his  chosen  sons  with  peace. 

30.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Divine  compassion  acknoicledged. 

1  WE  will  extol  thee,  Lord,  on  high ; 
At  thy  command  diseases  fly ; 
Who  but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave  1 

2  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his, 
And  tell  how  large  his  goodness  is ; 
Let  all  your  pow'rs  rejoice,  and  bless, 
While  you  record  Ins  holiness. 

3  His  chast'ning  but  a  moment  stays ; 
His  love  is  life,  and  length  of  days : 
Though  grief  and  tears  the  night"  employ, 
The  morning  star  restores  the  joy. 


36  PSALMS. 

31.         FIRST  PART.    L.  31.    Steele. 
Confidence  in  God. 

1  LORD,  in  thy  great,  thy  glorious  name, 

We  place  our  hope,  our  only  trust ; 
Save  us  from  sorrow,  guilt,  and  shame, 
Thou,  ever  gracious,  ever  just 

2  Thou  art  our  rock — thy  name  alone 

The  fortress  where  our  hopes  retreat , 

Oh  make  thy  power  and  mercy  known  ; 

To  safety  guide  our  wandering  feet.  - 

3  Blest  he  the  Lord — for  ever  blest, 

Whose  mercy  bids  our  fear  remove  ; 
Those  sacred  walls,  which  guard  our  rest, 
Are  his  almighty  power  and  love. 

4  Ye  humble  souls,  who  seek  his  face, 

Let  sacred  courage  fill  your  heart ! 
Hope  in  the  Lord — and  trust  his  grace, 
And  he  will  heavenly  strength  impart. 

31.      SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Steele. 
God  praised  for  his  merciful  Protection . 

1  O  COME,  ye  saints,  your  voices  raise 

To  God,  in  grateful  songs  ; 
And  let  the  memory  of  his  grace 
Inspire  your  hearts  and  tongues. 

2  Her  deepest  gloom,  when  sorrow  spreads, 

And  light  and  hope  depart, 
His  face  celestial  morning  sheds, 
And  joy  revives  the  heart. 

3  To  thee,  our  God,  oppressed  with  grief, 

We  breathed  our  humble  cry  ; 

Thy  mercy  brought  divine  relief, 

And  wiped  each  weeping  eye. 

4  Thy  mercy  chased  the  shades  of  death, 

And  snatched  us  from  the  grave  ; 
Oh  may  thy  praise  employ  that  breath, 
Which  mercy  deigns  to  save. 
31.    THIRD  PART.    C.  M.     Wragham. 
1  IN  thee,  O  Lord,  we  place  our  trust, 
Preserve  our  souls  from  shame ; 
Thou  art  the  refuge  of  the  just, 
And  righteous  is  thy  name. 


PSALMS.  37 

2  Of  grace,  how  boundless  is  the  store 

Thy  children  shall  receive, 
Who  love  thy  word — thy  name  adore. 
And  in  thy  service  live  ! 

3  To  God,  the  Lord,  who  dwells  above, 

Let  songs  of  praise  resound  ; 

Who,  with  his  never-failing  love 

Has  fenced  our  city  round. 

4  Oh  !  love  the  Lord,  ye  pure  in  heart ; 

He  shall  your  prayers  regard : 
But  ye,  who  from  his  ways  depart, 
Shall  meet  your  just  reward. 

5  All  ye  who  on  the  Lord  rely, 

And  rest  your  hopes  above, 
He  shall  with  strength  your  hearts  supply, 
And  bless  you  with  his  love. 

31.  FOURTH   PART.  S.  M.    Pkatt's  Coll. 

1  •  THY  goodness,  Lord,  how  great ! 

Eternally  the  same ! 
Before  the  sons  of  men  laid  up 
For  those  who  fear  thy  name. 

2  Thy  presence  shall  protect; 
Thy  watchful  care  shall  hide  : 

In  the  pavilion  of  thy  love, 
Secure  thy  saints  abide. 

3  For  ever  bless  the  Lord, 
His  great  salvation  tell :    - 

His  marvellous  loving- kindness  keeps 
The  city  where  we  dwell. 

4  Despond  not  of  his  truth, 
Nor  yield  to  anxious  grief: 

God  heard  our  voice,  when  in  distress 
We  sought — and  found  relief. 

32.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 
Forgiveness  of  Sin  upon  Confession. 

1  HE  'a  blessed  who  has  thy  pardon  gained. 
Whose  sins,  O  God,  no  more  appear ; 
Whose  guilt  remission  has  obtained, 

And  whose  repentance  is  sincere. 

2  No  sooner  we  our  wounds  disclosed, 
The  guilt  that  tortured  us  within, 
But  thy  forgiveness  interposed, 

And  mercy's  healing  balm  poured  in. 


38  PSALMS. 

3  True  penitents  shall  thus  succeed, 
Who  seek  thee,  while  thou  may'st  be  found  ; 
And,  from  the  common  deluge'  freed, 
Shall  see  remorseless  sinners  drowned. 

32.  SECOND  PART.     S.  M.     Watts. 

1  O  !  BLESSED  souls  are  they, 
Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er  ; 

Divinely  blest,  to  whom  the  Lord 
Imputes  their  guilt  no  more  ! 

2  They  mourn  their  follies  past, 
And'keep  their  hearts  with  care  ; 

Their  lips  and  lives,  without  deceit, 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 

3  While  we  concealed  our  guilt, 
We>felt  the  festering  wound  ; 

But  we  confessed  our  sins  to  thee, 
And  ready  pardon  found. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne  ; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress 
Is  found  in  God  alone. 

33.  FIRST  PART.     CM.    Tate  &  Brady. 

Happiness  of  Trusting  in  God. 

1  :T  IS  God,  who  those  that  trust  in  him 

Beholds  with  gracious  eyes  ; 
He  frees  their  soul  from  death,  their  want 
In  time  of  dearth  supplies. 

2  How  happy  then  are  they,  to  whom 

The  Lord  for  God  is  known  ! 
Whom  he,  from  all  the  world  beside, 
Has  chosen  for  his  own. 

3  Our  souls  on  God  with  patience  wait ; 

Our  help  and  shield  is  he : 
Then.  Lord,  still  let  our  hearts  rejoice, 
Because  we  trust  in  thee.  . 

4  The  riches  of  thy  mercy,  Lord, 

Do  thou  to  us  extend  ; 
Since  we,  for  all  we  want  or  wish, 
On  thee  alone  depend. 
33.   SECOND  PART.  C.  M.  Tate  &,  Bkady 

Rejoicing  in  God. 
i  LET  all  the  just,  to  God  with  joy, 
Their  cheerful  voices  raise ; 


PSALMS.  39 

For  well  the  righteous  it  becomes 
To  sing  glad  songs  of  praise. 

2  For  faithful  is  the  word  of  God  ; 

His  works  with  truth  abound  ; 

He  justice  loves — and  all  the  earth 

Is  with  his  goodness  crowned. 

3  Whate'er  the  mighty  Lord  decrees, 

Shall  stand  for  ever  sure  ; 
The  settled  purpose  of  his  heart 
To  ages  shall  endure. 

4  Our  souls  on  God  with  patience  wait, 

Our  help  and  shield  is  he  ; 
Then,  Lord,  let  still  our  hearts  rejoice; 
Because  we  trust  in  thee. 

5  The  riches  of  thy  mercy,  Lord, 

Do  thou  to  us  extend  ; 
Since  We,  for  all  we  want  or  wish, 
On  thee  alone  depend. 

34.      FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Divine  Goodness  acknowledged. 

1  TRIUMPHANT,  Lord,  thy  goodness  reigns 
Through  all  the  wide  celestial  plains  ; 
And  its  full  streams  redundant  flow 
Down  to  tlV  abodes  of  men  below. 

2  Through  nature's  works  its  glories  shine 
The  cares  of  Providence  are  thine  ; 
And  grace  erects  our  mortal  frame 

The  fairest  temple  to  thy  name. 

3  O  give  to  every  human  heart 

To  taste  and  feel  how  good  thou  art ; 
With  grateful  love,  and  reverend  fear. 
To  know  how  blest  thy  children  are.  ' 

34.       SECOND  PART.     C.  M.     Watts. 

1  We'll  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day- 

How  good  are  all  his  ways  ! 

Ye  humble  souls  that  use  to  pray, 

Come  help  our  lips  to  praise. 

2  Sing  to  the  honour  of  his  name  ; 

In  deep  distress  we  cried  ; 
Nor  was  our  hope  exposed  to  shame, 
Nor  was  our  suit  denied. 


4U  PSALMS. 

3  We  told  the  Lord  our  sore  di 

With  heavy  groans  and  tears ; 
He  gave  our  sharpest  sorrows  ease, 
And  silenced  all  our  fears. 

4  Oh  sinners,  come  and  taste  his  love, 

Come  learn  his  pleasant  ways, 
And  let  your  own  experience  prove 
The  sweetness  of  his  grace. 

5  Oh  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his  ; 

His  eye  regards  the  just : 
How  greatly  blest  their  portion  is, 
Who  make  the  Lord  their  trust ! 

34.  THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Wragham. 

Trusting  and  Praising  God. 

1  THEE  will  we  bless,  O  lord,  our  God, 

To  thee  our  voice  we'll  raise, 
For  ever  spread  thy  fame  abroad, 
And  daily  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Our  souls  shall  glory  in  the  Lord, 

His  wondrous  acts  proclaim ; 
Oh  let  us  now  his  love  record, 
And  magnify  his  name. 

3  Our  eyes  beheld  his  heavenly  light, 

When  we  implored  his  grace ; 
We  saw  his  glory  with  delight, 
And  joy  beamed  o'er  our  face. 

4  Oh  taste  and  see  the  Lord  is  good, 

We,  who  on  him  rely ; 
He  shall  our  souls  with  heavenly  food 
And  strengthening  aid  supply. 

35.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Immutable  Perfections  and  Glory  of  God. 

1  HIGH  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God,  - 

Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines ; 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  veils  thy  just  and  wise  designs. 

2  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep  ; 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands, 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3  O  God,  how  excellent  thy  grace  ! 

Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs. 


PSALMS.  41 

The  sons  of  Adam,  in  distress, 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

4  From  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 

We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast ; 
There  mercy,  like  a  river,  flows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 

5  Life,  like  a  fountain,  rich  and  free, 

Springs  from  the  presence  of  our  Lord ; 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thy  word. 

36.  SECOND  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 

1  ABOVE  these  heavens'-created  rounds, 

Thy  mercies,  Lord,  extend ; 
Thy  truth  outlives  the  narrow  bounds, 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 

2  Thy  justice  shall  maintain  its  throne, 

Though  mountains  melt  away ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  world  unknown, 
A  deep,  unfathomed  sea. 

3  Though  all  created  light  decay, 

And  death  close  up  our  eye's ; 

Thy  presence  makes  eternal  day, 

Where  clouds  can  never  rise. 

37.  FIRST  PART.    CM.    Watts. 
God  the  Guardian  of  the  Pious. 

1  NOW  let  us  make  the  Lord  our  trust, 

And  practise  all  that's  good  : 
So  shall  we  dwell  among  the  just, 
And  he'll  provide  us  food. 

2  We  to  our  God  our  ways  commit, 

And  cheerful  wait  his  will ; 
Thy  hand,  which  guides  our  doubtful  feet, 
Shall  our  desires  fulfil. 

3  Our  innocence  shalt  thou  display, 

And  make  thy  judgments  known, 
Fair  as  the  light  of  dawning  day, 
And  glorious  as  the  noon. 

4  The  meek,  at  last,  the  earth  possess, 

And  are  the  heirs  of  heaven ; 
True  riches,  with  abundant  peace, 
To  humble  souls  are  given. 


42  PSALMS. 

37.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Doddridge. 
Days  of  the  Upright  known  to  God. 

1  TO  thee,  our  God,  our  days  are  known  ; 

Our  souls  enjoy  the  thought; 
Our  actions  all  before  thy  face, 
Nor  are  our  faults  forgot. 

2  Each  secret  breath  devotion  vents^ 

Is  vocal  to  thine  ear ; 
And  all  our  walks  of  daily  life 
Before  thine  eye  appear. 

3  The  vacant  hour,  the  active  scene, 

Thy  mercy  shall  approve  ; 
And  every  pang  of  sympathy, 
And  every  care  of  love. 

4  Each  golden  hour  of  beaming  light 

Is  gilded  by  thy  rays ; 
And  dark  affliction's  midnight  gloom 
A  present  God  surveys. 

5  Full  in  thy  view  through  life  we  pass, 

And  in  thy  view  we  die ; 
And  when  each  mortal  bond  is  broke, 
Shall  find  our  God  is  nigh. 

38.  C.  M.    Watts. 
Severe  Chastisement  deprecated. 

1  AMID  thy  wrath,  remember  love, 

Restore  thy  servants,  Lord  ; 
Nor  let  a  father's  chastening  prove 
Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

2  Our  sins  a  heavy  load  appear, 

And  o'er  our  heads  are  gone ; 
The  burden,  Lord,  we  cannot  bear, 
Nor  e'er  the  guilt  atone. 

3  But  we'll  confess  our  guilty  ways, 

And  grieve  for  all  our  sin  ; 
We'll  mourn  how  weak  the  seeds  of  grace, 
And  beg  support  divine. 

4  Thou  art  our  God— our  only  hope ; 

And  thou  wilt  hear  our  cry ; 
Thou,  Lord,  wilt  bear  our  spirits  up, 
Nor  let  thy  servants  die. 


PSALMS.  43 

39.       FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Merrick. 
-  Brevity  of  human  Life. 

1  OH  let  us,  gracious  Lord,  extend 
Our  view  to  life's  approaching  end ! 
What  are  our  days  1 — a  span  their  line ; 
And  what  our  age,  compared  with  thine? 

2  Our  life,  advancing  to  its  close, 
While  scarce  its  earliest  dawn  it  knows, 
Swift,  through  an  empty  shade,  we  run, 
And  vanity  and  man  are  one. 

3  God  of  our  fathers  !— here,  as  they, 
We  walk,  the  pilgrim  of  a  day ; 

A  transient  guest,  thy  works  admire, 
And  instant  to  our  home  retire. 

4  Oh  spare  us,  Lord — in  mercy,  spare, 
And  nature's  failing  strength  repair, 
E'er,  life's  short  circuit  wandered  o'er, 
We  perish — and  are  seen  no  more. 

39.  SECOND  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  ofthePs. 

1  THE  term  of  life  assigned  to  man 

Is  transient  as  a  passing  shade  ; 
Its  longest  period  is  a  span, 
And  in  the  bud  his  honours  fade. 

2  He  walks  but  in  an  empty  show, 

Vexed  and  disquieted  in  vain  ; 
To  unknown  heirs  his  wealth  must  flow, 
And  he  to  dust  return  again. 

3  So  let  us  number,  then,  our  days, 

That  we  may  know  how  frail  we  are ; 
Call  to  remembrance  all  our  ways, 
And  for  eternity  prepare. 

40.  CM.    Watts. 
Trust  in  God  and  Deliverance. 

1  WE  waited  meekly  for  the  Lord, 

He  bowed  to  hear  our  cry ; 

He  saw  us  resting  on  his  word, 

And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

2  Finn  on  a  rock — he  made  us  stand, 

And  taught  our  cheerful  tongues 
To  praise  the  wonders  of  his  hand, 
In  new  and  thankful  songs. 


44  PSALMS. 

3  We'll  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad, 
The  saints  with  joy  shall  hear, 
And  sinners  learn  to  make  our  God 
Their  only  hope  and  fear. 

41.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  op  the  Ps. 
The  Blessings  of  Charity. 

1  HOW  blest  are  they  who  daily  prove, 
By  acts  of  charity  and  love, 

The  fervent  gratitude  they  owe 

To  Him  from  whom  all  blessings  flow. 

2  In  hours  of  sickness,  or  of  pain, 
God  will  their  fainting  souls  sustain; 
Bright  hopes  shall  cheer  the  bed  of  death, 
Sweet  peace  attend  their  parting  breath. 

3  When,  summoned  from  the  silent  tomb, 
The  assembled  world  await  their  doom, 
These  shall  behold  their  Saviour's  face 
Beaming  with  smiles  of  heavenly  grace ; 

4  And  from  his  lips  their  raptured  ear 
Shall  this  their  gracious  sentence  hear, 
Come,  O  ye  blessed  of  the  Lord, 
Come,  and  receive  your  bright  reward. 

41.  SECOND  PART.     L.  M.     Watts. 

1  BLEST  is  the  man  whose  tender  care 

Relieves  the  poor  in  their  distress  ; 
Whose  pity  wipes  the  widow's  tear, 
Whose  hand  supports  the  fatherless. 

2  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 

More  good  than  his  own  hand  can  do  ; 
He,  in  the  time  of  general  grief, 
Shall  find  the  Lord  has  pity  too. 

3  Or,  if  he  languish  on  his  bed, 

God  will  pronounce  his  sins  forgiven  ; 
Will  save  from  death  his  sinking  head, 
Or  take  his  willing  soul  to  heaven. 

42.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Watts. 
Trusting  in  God  in  times  of  Despondency. 

I  OUR  spirits  sink  within  us,  Lord, 
But  we  will  call  thy  name  to  mind, 
And  times  of  past  distress  record. 
When  we  have  found  our  God  was  kind. 


PSALMS.  45 

2  Yet  will  the  Lord  command  his  love, 

When  we  address  his  throne  by  day, 
Nor  in  the  night  his  grace  remove; 
The  night  shall  hear  us  sing  and  pray. 

3  We'll  chide  our  hearts  that  sink  so  low; 

Why  should  our  souls  indulge  in  grief? 
Hope  in  the  Lord — and  praise  him  too ; 
He  is  our  rest — our  sure  relief. 

4  O  God,  thou  art  our  hope,  our  joy, 

Thy  light  and  truth  shall  guide  us  still ; 
Thy  word  shall  our  best  thoughts  employ, 
And  lead  us  to  thy  heavenly  hill. 

42.  SECOND  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 

The  Soul  panting  for  God. 

1  AS  the  chased  hart,  midst  sultry  beams, 
Pants  for  the  brook's  refreshing  streams, 
So  thirst  our  souls,  O  Lord,  for  thee, 

So  long  thy  gracious  face  to  see. 

2  For  exiled  from  our  heavenly  home, 
We  here  as  weary  pilgrims  roam  ; 
With  toilsome  step,  and  progress  slow, 
Oft  doomed  to  tread  the  path  of  wo. 

3  Yet  why,  with  anxious  cares  oppressed, 
Should  doubt  or  sorrow  fill  the  breast  ? 
What  dangers  can  the  Christian  fear, 
With  thee  his  Saviour  ever  near"? 

4  Not  only  in  the  noon  of  joy 

Thy  praise  shall  be  our  sweet  employ ; 
But  e'en  affliction's  darkest  night 
Shall  humble  gratitude  excite. 

5  Yes,  we  will  bless  thee,  gracious  God, 
And  grateful  kiss  the  chas-tening  rod ; 
Assured  its  heaviest  strokes  but  prove 
A  Father's  care,  a  Father's  love. 

43.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Merrick. 
Resorting  to  God. in  Trouble. 

1  GREAT  God — our  strength — to  thee  we  cry, 
Oh  let  us  not  forgotten  lie  ; 
Oppressed  with  sorrows  and  with  care, 
To  thy  protection  we  repair. 


46  PSALMS.         * 

2  Oh  let  thy  Tight  attend  our  way, 
Thy  truth  afford  its  steady  ray ; 
To  Zion's  hill  direct  our  feet, 
To  worship  at  thy  sacred  seat. 

3  Thy  praise,  O  God,  shall  tune  the  lyre, 
Thy  love  our  joyful  song  inspire  ; 

To  thee  our  cordial  thanks  be  paid, 
Our  safe  defence,  our  constant  aid. 

4  Why,  then,  cast  down— and  why  distressed  ? 
And  whence  the  grief,  that  fills  our  breast? 
In  God  we'll  hope— to  God  we'll  raise 

Our  songs  of  gratitude  and  praise. 
43.    SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Wragham. 

1  GOD  of  my  strength— in  thee  alone 

A  refuge  from  distress  I  see ; 
Oh !  why  hast  thou  thine  aid  withdrawn  ? 
Why  hast  thou,  Lord,  forsaken  me  ? 

2  Oh  let  thy  light  our  footsteps  guide, 

Thy  love  and  truth  our  spirit  fill ; 
That  in  thy  house  we  may  reside, 
And  worship  at  thy  holy  hill. 

3  Then  will  we  at  thine  altar  bend ; 

Our  harp  its  softest  notes  shall  raise 
And  from  our  lips  to  heaven  ascend 
The  song  of  thankfulness  and  praise. 

4  Why,  then,  our  soul,  art  thou  cayt  down  1 

Why  art  thou  anxious  and  distressed?' 
Hope  thou  in  God — his  mercy  own, 
For  we  shall  yet  enjoy  his  rest. 
43.         THIRD  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  JUDGE  us,  O  God,  and  plead  our  cause 

Against  a  sinful  race ; 
From  vile  oppression  and  deceit 
Secure  us  by  thy  grace. 

2  On  thee  our  steadfast  hope  depends, 

And  are  we  left  to  mourn  1 

To  sink  in  sorrow — and  in  vain 

Implore  thy  kind  return? 

3  O  send  thy  light  to  guide  our  feet, 

And  bid  thy  truth  appear; 
Conduct  us  to  thy  holy  hill, 
To  taste  thy  mercies  there. 


PSALMS.  47 

4  Then  to  the  altar,  O  our  God, 
Our  joyful  feet  shall  rise, 
And  our  triumphant  song  shall  praise 
The  God  that  rales  the  skies. 

43.  FOURTH  P.    7s.  61.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  JUDGE  us,  Lord,  in  righteousness ; 
Plead  for  us  in  our  distress  : 
Good  and  merciful  thou  art ; 

Bind  this  bleeding,  broken  heart : 
Cast  us  not  despairing  hence ; 
Be  our  love,  our  confidence. 

2  Send  thy  light  and  truth,  to  guide, 
Leave  us  not  to  turn  aside ; 

On  thy  holy  hill  we'd  rest, 
In  thy  courts  for  ever  blest : 
There  to  God,  our  hope,  our  joy, 
'  Praise  shall  all  our  powers  employ. 

44.  FIRST  PART.    L.M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Divine  Aid  implored  in  National  Distress. 

1  WHY  should  thy  face,  where  mercies  dwell. 
Its  beams  of  majesty  conceal; 
Regardless  of  the  woes  that  wait 
Around  our  long-afflicted  state  1 

2  Behold  !  our  soul  with  sorrow  bends, 
And  down  to  dust  our  life  descends ; 
And,  while  thine  arm  its  aid  denies, 
Prostrate  on  earth,  deserted  lies.     ' 

3  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  alone  we  claim  j 
Redeem  us,  and  exalt  thy  name  : 
Rise  for  our  help,  almighty  Lord ! 
Salvation  shall  attend  thy  word. 

44.  SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
National.Deliverance  ascribed  to  God. 

1  OFT  have  our  ears,  great  God,  been  taught 
What  for  our  fathers  thou  hast  wrought 
While  with  adoring  minds  they  told 
The  wonders  of  thy  works  of  old. 

9  Still  we  disclaim  the  bow  or  sword, 
And  wait  for  thy  salvation,  Lord  : 
On  thee  we  trust — thy  mercies  claim, 
Whose  presence  puts  all  foes  to  shame. 


48  PSALMS. 

3  From  morning  dawn  to  evening  close, 
On  thee,  O  Lord,  our  hopes  repose : 
To  thy  great  name,  with  joy,  we'll  raise 
Triumphant  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

44.  THIRD  PART.    C.  M.  Tate  &  Brady. 

1  O  LORD,  our  fathers  oft  have  told, 

In  our  attentive  ears, 
Thy  wonders  in  their  days  performed, 
And  in  more  ancient  years. 

2  'Twas  not  their  courage — nor  their  sword 

To  them  salvation  gave  ; 
'Twas  not  their  number — nor  their  strength 
That  did  their  country  save. 

3  But  thy  right  hand— thy  powerful  arm, 

Whose  succour  they  implored : 
Thy  providence  protected  them, 
Who  thy  great  name  adored. 

4  As  thee,  their  God,  our  fathers  owned, 

So  thou  art  still  our  King ; 
Oh,  therefore,  as  thou  dost  to  them, 
To  us  deliverance  bring. 

5  To  thee,  the  glory  we'll  ascribe, 

From  whom  salvation  came ; 
In  God,  our  shield,  we  will  rejoice, 
And  ever  bless  thy  name. 

45.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Victory  and  Exaltation  of  Christ. 

1  NOW  be  our  hearts  inspired  to  sing, 
The  glories  of  our  Saviour  King ; 

He  comes  with  blessings  from  above, 
And  wins  the  nations  to  his  love ! 

2  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands  ; 
Grace  is  the  sceptre  in  thy  hands  : 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right, 
But  truth  and  mercy  thy  delight. 

3  Let  endless  honours  crown  thy  head  ; 
Let  every  age  thy  praises  spread ; 
Let  all  the  nations  know  thy  word, 
And  every  tongue  confess  thee — Lord. 

45.      SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
1  GIRD  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince, 
Ride  with  majestic  sway ; 


PSALMS.  49 

Thy  terror  shall  strike  through  thy  foes. 
And  make  the  world  obey. 

2  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands, 

Thy  word  of  grace,  shall  prove 
A  peaceful  sceptre  in  thy  hands, 
To  rule  thy  saints  by  love. 

3  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince, 

Ride  with  majestic  sway ; 
Thy  terror  shall  strike  through  thy  foes, 
And  make  the  world  obey. 

46.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

God  the  Refuge  and  Portion  of  his  People. 

1  GOD  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 

When  storms  of  sharp  distress  invade ; 
fere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar — 

In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide, 
While  every  nation — every  shore 
Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide. 

3  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 

Supplies  the  city  of  our  God  ! 
Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through, 
And  watering  our  divine  abode. 

4  That  sacred  stream — thy  holy  word, 

Supports  our  faith — our  fear  controls : 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, 
And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 

5  Zion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  love, 

Secure  against  a  threatening  hour ; 
Nor  can  her  firm  foundation  move, 
Built  on  his  truth — and  armed  with  power. 

46.    SECOND  PART.    L.  M.     Weagham. 

1  THE  Lord  in  Zion  ever  reigns, 

And  o'er  her  holds  his  guardian  hand  ; 
Her  worship  and  her  laws  maintains, 
Which,  like  himself,  unmoved  shall  stand 

2  Oh  come,  behold  what  he  has  done, 

Whom  we  delight  to  call  our  Lord  ; 
The  vict'ries,  which  his  arm  has  won ; 
And  faithfully  his  deeds  record. 


50  PSALMS. 

3  He  maketh  war  on  earth  to  cease ; 

He  breaks  the  bow — he  cuts  the  dart, 
The  chariot  burns — and  sheds  his  peace 
O'er  every  nation — every  heart. 

4  Be  still — and  hear  the  Lord  proclaim — 

"  I  will  above  the  heathen  rise ; 
"  O'er  all  the  earth  exalt  my  name,  [skies." 
"And  spread  my  triumphs  through  the 

48:  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.   Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
The  Christian  Zion. 

1  WITH  stately  towers  and  bulwarks  strong, 

Unrivalled  and  alone, 
Loved  theme  of  many  a  sacred  song 
God's  holy  city  shone. 

2  Thus  fair  was  Zion's  chosen  seat, 

The  glory  of  all  lands  ; 
Yet  fairer,  and  in  strength  complete, 
The  Christian  temple  stands. 

3  The  faithful  of  each  clime  and  age 

This  glorious  church  compose ; 
Built  on  a  rock,  with  idle  rage 
The  threatening  tempest  blows. 

4  In  vain  may  hostile  bands  alarm, 

For  God  is  her  defence ; 
How  weak,  how  powerless  each  arm, 
Against  Omnipotence. 

48.        SECOND  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 
God's  presence,the  safety  Sp  glory  of  the  churcn 

1  GREAT  is  the  Lord,  our  God, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great  ; 
He  makes  the  churches  his  abode, 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  In  Zion  God  is  known, 

A  refuge  in  distress ; 
How  bright — has  his  salvation  shone  !• 
How  fair  his  heavenly  grace ! 

3  When  kings  against  her  joined, 

And  saw  the  Lord  was  there  ; 
In  wild  confusion  of  the  mind, 
Thev  lied  with  hasty  fear. 


PSALMS.  51 

4  Oft  have  our  fathers  told, 

Our  eyes  have  often  seen, 
How  well  our  God  secures  the  fold 
Where  his  own  flock  has  been. 

5  In  every  new  distress 

We'll  to  his  house  repair, 
Recall  to  mind  his  wondrous  grace, 
And  seek  deliverance  there. 

48.       THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  FAR  as  thy  name  is  known 

The  world  declares  thy  praise ; 
Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  before  thy  throne, 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 

2  With  joy  thy  people  stand 

On  Zion's  chosen  hill, 
Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand, 
And  counsels  of  thy  will. 

3  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell, 
Compass  "and  view  thy  holy  ground, 
And  mark  the  building  well ; 
i  The  order  of  thy  house, 
The  worship  of  thy  court, 
The  cheerful  songs — the  solemn  vows ; — 
And  make  a  fair  report. — 
5  How  decent,  and  how  wise ! 
How  glorious  to  behold ! 
Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorned  with  gold. 
b  The  God  we  worship  now 
Will  guide  us  till  we  die ; 
Will  be  our  God  while  here  below, 
And  ours  above  the  sky. 

50.  C.  M.    Watts 

Tlie  Lord  coming  to  Judgment. 

1  THE  Lord,  the  judge,  before  his  tin-one 

Bids  all  the  earth  draw  nigh  ; 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 
And  near  the  western  sky. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say, 

"  Judgment  will  ne'er  begin ;" 
No  more  abuse  his  long  delay 
To  impudence  and  sin. 


52  PSALMS. 

3  Throned  on  a  cloud,  our  Lord  shall  come, 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way ; 
Thunder,  and  darkness— fire  and  storm 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  day. 

4  Heaven,  from  above,  his  call  shall  hear 

Attending  angels  come ; 
And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  and  fear 
His  justice  and  their  doom. 

51.         FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Pardon  and  Sanctijication  implored. 

1  SHOW  pity,  Lord— O  Lord,  forgive, 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live  ; 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  7 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  1 

2  My  crimes  are  great— but  can't  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace : 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pardoning  love  be  found. 

3  Oh  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin, 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean  ; 
Here,  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 

4  My  lips,  with  shame,  my  sins  confess, 
Against  thy  law — against  thy  grace : 
Lord,  should  thy  judgment  grow  severe, 
I  am  condemned — but  thou  art  clear. 

5  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath. 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death ; 

And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 
Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

6  Yet,  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy  woi-d, 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there. 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

51.      SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  O  THOU,  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry 
Though  all  my  crimes  before  thee  lie, 
Behold  them  not  with  angry  look, 

But  blot  their  memory  from  thy  book. 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 
And  form  mv  soul  averse  to  sin : 


PSALMS.  53 

Let  thy  good  spirit  ne'er  depart, 
Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart 
3  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 
Cast  out  and  banished  from  thy  sight; 
Thy  holyjoys,  my  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me,  that  I  fall  no  more. 

51.       THIRD  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  CLEANSE  us,  O  Lord — and  cheer  our  soul 

With  thy  forgiving  love ; 
Oh  make  our  wounded  spirit  whole, 
And  bid  our  pains  remove. 

2  Let  not  thy  spirit  e'er  depart, 

Nor  drive  us  from  thy  face ; 
Create  anew  each  sinful  heart, 
And  fill  it  with  thy  grace. 

3  Then  will  we  make  thy  mercy  known 

Before  the  sons  of  men  ; 
Backsliders  shall  address  thy  throne, 
And  turn  to  God  again: 
51.    FOURTH  PART.    S.  M.    Weagham. 

1  ACCORDING  to  thy  word, 

Let  us  thy  mercy  prove  ; 
Blot  out  our  past  transgressions,  Lord, 
And  save  us  by  thy  love. 

2  Wash  us  from  every  stain 

Which  vice  and  guilt  impart; 

Let  us,  O  Lord,  thy  love  regain, 

And  cleanse  each  sinful  heart. 

3  To  us  thy  love  restore ; 

From  trouble  set  us  free ; 
That  sinners  may  thine  aid  implore 
And  turn  in  faith  to  thee. 

4  Oh  let  thy  peace  and  love 

O'er  Zion's  city  spread ; 
Build  up  her  walls — her  works  approve, 
And  blessings  round  her  shed. 

5  Then  shall  their  offerings  rise 

In  truth  and  righteousness ; 
Thou  shalt  receive  their  sacrifice, 
And  all  thy  people  bless. 

51.  FIFTH  PART.    S.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 
1  NO  offering  God  requires, 
Nor  victims  please  his  eye; 


54  PSALMS. 

Else  should  his  altars  blaze  with  fires, 
And  flocks  and  herds  should  die. 

2  The  humble,  contrite  breast, 

The  spirit's  broken  sighs, 
Are  gifts  on  which  his  love  can  rest, 
Nor  will  the  Lord  despise. 

3  Thy  mercies  from  above 

To  Zion,  Lord,  extend : 
Built  by  thy  power — and  watched  with  love, 
Now  let  her  walls  ascend. 

4  Well  pleased,  thou  then  shalt  see 

Her  prayers  and  praise  arise, 
Presented  at  the  throne  to  thee, 
With  Jesus'  sacrifice. 
53.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

Joy  in  the  Presence  of  God. 

1  SHINE  on  our  souls,  Eternal  God, 

With  rays  of  beauty  shine ; 

O  let  thy  favour  crown  our  days, 

And  all  their  round  be  thine. 

2  Did  we  not  raise  our  hands  to  thee, 

Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain  ; 
Small  joy  success  itself  could  give. 
If  thou  thy  love  restrain. 

3  With  thee  let  every  week  begin, 

With  thee  each  day  be  spent, 
For  thee  each  fleeting  hour  improved, 
Since  each  by  thee  is  lent. 

4  Thus  cheer  us  through  this  desert  road, 

Till  all  our  labours  cease, 
And  Heaven  refresh  our  weary  souls 
With  everlasting  peace. 
55.        FD1ST  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 
Resorting  to  God  in  times  of  Distress. 

1  O  GOD,  our  refuge,  hear  our  cries. 

Behold  our  flowing  tears  ; 
For  earth  and  hell  our  hurt  devise, 
And  triumph  in  our  fears. 

2  By  morning  light  we'll  seek  thy  face, 

At  noon  repeat  our  cry  ; 
The  night  shall  hear  us  ask  thy  grace, 
Nor  wilt  thou  long  deny. 


PSALMS.  55 

3  God  shall  preserve  our  souls  from  fear, 

Or  shield  us  when  afraid  ; 
Ten  thousand  angels  must  appear, 
If  he  command  their  aid. 

4  We  cast  our  burdens  on  the  Lord ; 

The  Lord  sustains  them  all ; 
Our  faith  shall  rest  upon  his  word, 
And  we  shall  never  fall. 

55.  SECOND  PART.     S.  M.    Watts. 

God's  Favour  preferred  to  Sin. 

1  LET  sinners  take  their  course, 

And  choose  the  road  to  death, 
But  in  the  worship  of  our  God 
We'll  spend  our  daily  breath. 

2  Our  thoughts  address  his  throne, 

When  morning  brings  the  light ; 
We  seek  his  blessing  every  noon, 
And  pay  our  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt  regard  our  cries, 

O  our  eternal  God  ! 
While,  sinners  perish  in  surprise, 
Beneath  thine  angry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwell  at  ease, 

And  no  sad  changes  feel, 
They  neither  fear,  nor  trust  thy  name, 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  we — with  all  our  cares, 

Will  lean  upon  the  Lord ; 
We'll  cast  our  burdens  on  his  arm, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

6  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 

The  children  of  his  love ; 
The  ground  on  which  their  safety  stands, 
No  earthly  power  can  move. 

56.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  61.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 

Excellency  of  the  Word  of  God. 
1  COME,  all  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
And  praise  him  for  his  sacred  word — 
That  word,  like  manna,  sent  from  heaven, 
To  all  who  seek  it  freely  given  ; 
Its  promises  our  fears  remove, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  love. 


56  PSALMS. 

2  It  tells  us,  though  oppressed  with  cares 
The  God  of  mercy  hears  our  prayers 
Though  steep  and  rough  th'  appointed  way, 
His  mighty  arm  shall  be  our  stay  ; 
Though  deadly  foes  assail  our  peace, 

His  power  shall  bid  their  malice  cease. 

3  It  tells  who  first  inspired  our  breath, 
And  who  redeemed  our  souls  from  death  ; 
It  tells  of  grace  so  freely  given, 

And  shows  the  path  to  God  and  heaven  ■ 
.  Oh  bless  we,  then,  our  gracious  Lord 
For  all  the  treasures  of  his  word. 
56.     SECOND  PART.    CM.     Wragham. 
Trusting  God  in  the  midst  of  Enemies. 

1  LORD,  we  have  thee  our  refuge  made 

Thy  laws  have  been  our  choice : 
Therefore  we  will  not  be  afraid, 
But  in  thy  word  rejoice. 

2  To  thee  our  solemn  vows  we'll  pay, 

And  show  thy  righteous  ways ; 
With  grateful  hearts  thy  will  obey, 
And  lift  our  voice  in  praise. 

3  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  from  death 

Do  thou  our  fears  destroy ; 
That  till  we  yield  to  thee  our  breath, 
We  may  thy  light  enjoy. 
57.  L.  M.     Tate  &  Brady. 

Praise  to  the  great  Jehovah. 

1  BE  thou,  O  God!  exalted  high; 
And, as  thy  glory  fills  the  sky, 
So  let  it  be  on  earth  displayed, 
Till  thou  art  here,  as  there,  obeyed. 

2  O  God  !  our  hearts  are  fixed— are  bent, 
Their  thankful  tribute  to  present ; 

And  with  our  hearts,  our  voice  we'll  raise 
To  thee,  our  God  !  in  songs  of  praise. 

3  Thy  praises,  Lord,  we  will  resound, 
To  all  the  listening  nations  round : 
Thy  mercy  highest  heaven  transcends, 
Thy  truth  beyond  the  clouds  extends. 

4  Be  thou,  O  God  !  exalted  high ; 
And,  as  thy  glory  fills  the  sky, 


PSALMS.  57 

So  let  it  be  on  earth  displayed, 
Till  thou  art  here,  as  there,  obeyed. 

60.  C.  M.    Watts. 

Relief  from  national  Judgments  implored. 

1  LORD,  thou  hast  scourged  our  guilty  land 

Behold  thy  people  mourn ; 
Shall  vengeance  ever  guide  thy  hand, 
And  mercy  ne'er  return'? 

2  Our  Zion  trembles  at  thy  stroke, 

And  dreads  thy  lifted  hand; 
Oh  heal  the  people  thou  hast  broke, 
And  spare  our  guilty  land. 

3  Then  shall  our  loud  and  grateful  voice 

Proclaim  our  guardian  God ; 
The  nations  round  the  earth  rejoice, 
And  sound  thy  praise  abroad. 

61.  S;  M.    Watts. 
Safety  in  God. 

1  WHEN,  overwhelmed  with  grief, 
My  heart  within  me  dies, — 

Helpless,  and  far  from  all  relief, 
To  Heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

2  O  lead  me  to  the  rock 
That 's  high  above  my  head, 

And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

3  Within  thy  presence,  Lord, 
For  ever  I'll  abide  ; 

Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide. 

4  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name  ; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward,' 
I  shall  possess  the  same. 

62.  C.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Trusting  in  God  for  Protection. 

1  ON  God,  our  souls,  with  patient  hope, 
Resigned,  in  silence  wait ; 
He  bears  our  sinking  spirits  up, 
Then  let  our  joy  be  great. 


58  PSALMS. 

2  God  our  salvation  shall  complete 

From  him  our  glory  springs  : 
Rock  of  our  strength  !  our  souls  shall  wait 
Our  refuge  in  his  wings. 

3  Our  Rock  !  our  Saviour !  our  defence ! 

Our  everlasting  stay ! 
Not  all  our  foes  shall  pluck  us  thence, 
Nor  move  our  souls  away. 

63.    FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Montgomery." 
Delight  in  God  and  in  his  Worship. 

1  O  GOD,  thou  art  our  God  alone  ; 

Early  to  thee  our  souls  shall  cry, 
As  pilgrims  in  a  land  unknown, 
A  thirsty  land,  whose  springs  are  dry. 

2  Thee,  in  the  watches  of  the  night, 

When  I  remember  on  my  bed, 
Thy  presence  makes  the  darkness  light, 
Thy  guardian,  wings  are  round  my  head. 

3  Better  than  life  itself,  thy  love, 

Dearer  than  all  beside  to  me ; 
For,  whom  have  I  in  heaven  above, 
Or  what  on  earth,  compared  to  thee? 

4  Praise  with  my  heart — my  mind — my  voice, 

For  all  thy  mercy  I  will  give  ; 
My  soul  shall  still  in  God  rejoice, 
My  tongue  shall  bless  thee  while  I  live. 

63.      SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  EARLY,  our  God,  without  delay, 

We  haste  to  seek  thy  face ; 
Our  thirsty  spirits  faint  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 

2  So  pilgrims  on  the  scorching  sand, 

Beneath  a  burning  sky, 
Long  for  a  cooling  stream  at  hand, 
And  they  must  drink — or  die. 

3  We've  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 

Through  all  thy  temple  shine — 
O  God,  repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

4  Not  life  itself— with  all  its  joys, 

Can  our  best  passions  move, 


PSALMS.  59 

Or  raise  so  high  each  cheerful  voice, 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 
5  Thus,  till  our  last  expiring  day, 
We'll  bless  our  God  and  King ; 
Thus  will  we  lift  our  hands  to  pray, 
And  tune  our  lips  to  sing. 

63.       THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  MY  God,  permit  my  tongue 
This  joy,  to  call  thee  mine  ; 

And  let  my  early  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  love  divine. 

2  For  life,  without  thy  love, 
No  relish  can  afford ; 

No  joy  can  be  compared  with  this, 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 

3  In  wakeful  hours  of  night, 
I  call  my  God  to  mind ; 

I  think  how  wise  thy  counsels  are, 
And  all  thy  dealings  kind. 

4  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 
To  thee  my  spirit  flies  ; 

And  on  thy  watchful  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies. 

5  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 
My  soul  in  safety  keeps ; 

I  follow  where  my  Father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

65.    FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 
Worship  of  God  in  his  Temple. 

1  FOR  thee,  O  God,  our  constant  praise 

In  Zion  waits — thy  chosen  seat : 
Our  promised  altars  there  we'll  raise ; 
And  there  our  zealous  vows  complete. 

2  O  thou,  who  to  our  humble  prayer 

Didst  always  bend  thy  listening  ear, 
To  thee  shall  all  mankind  repair, 
And  at  thy  gracious  throne  appear. 

3  How  blest  the  man,  who,  near  thee  placed. 

Within  thy  heavenly  dwelling  lives ; 
While  we,  at  humbler  distance,  taste 
The  vast  delight  thy  temple  gives. 


60  PSALMS. 

65.     SECOND  PART.     L.  M.    Watts. 
Goodness  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  ON  God  the  race  of  man  depends, 
Far  as  the  earth's  remotest  ends ; 
At  his  command  the  morning  ray 
Smiles  in  the  east,  and  leads  the  day. 

2  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The  morn  and  evening  both  rejoice 

To  see  the  earth  made  soft  with  showers, 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  dressed  in  flowers. 

3  The  desert  grows  a  fruitful  field  ; 
Abundant  food  the  valleys  yield  ; 

The  plains  shall  shout  with  cheerful  voice, 
And  neighbouring  hills  repeat  their  joys. 

4  Thy  works  pronounce  thy  power  divine ; 
O'er  every  field  thy  glories  shine  ; 
Through  every  month  thy  gifts  appear : 
Great  God,  thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

65.        THIRD  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  'TIS  by  thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

God  "of  eternal  power; 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning  light  and  evening  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring ; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 
Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours, 

Heaven,  earth,  and  air  are  thine  ; 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers, 
The  author  is  divine. 

4  Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the  winds  around, 
With  watery  treasures  well  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

5  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear ; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still, 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 
65.    FOURTH  PART.    L.  M.     Doddridge. 
1  ETERNAL  source  of  every  joy ! 
Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ, 


PSALMS.  61 

While  in  thy  temple  we  appear, 

Whose  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 
Thy  hand  supports  the  steady  pole ; 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies. 

3  The  flow'ry  spring  at  thy  command, 
Perfumes  the  air  and  paints  the  land ; 
The  summer  rays  with  vigour  shine, 
To  raise  the  com  and  cheer  the  vine. 

i  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours, 
Through  all  our  coasts  redundant  stores  ; 
And  winters,  soften'd  by  thy  care, 
No  more  the  face  of  hoiTor  wear. 

5  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise ; 

And  be  the  grateful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  ev'ning  shade. 

6  Here  in  thy  house  let  incense  rise, 
And  circling  sabbaths  bless  our  eyes, 
Till  to  those  lofty  heights  we  soar, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more. 

66.  C.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 

Praise  to  the  Creator. 

1  LET  all  the  lands,  with  shouts  of  joy, 

To  God  their  voices  raise  ; 
Sing  psalms  in  honour  of  his  name, 
And  spread  his  glorious  praise. 

2  And  let  them  say — how  dreadful,  Lord, 

In  all  thy  works  art  thou ! 
To  thy  great  power  thy  stubborn  foes 
Shall  all  be  forced  to  bow. 

3  Through  all  the  earth,  the  nations  round 

Shall  thee,  their  God,  confess  ; 
And,  with  glad  hymns,  their  awful  dread 
Of  thy  great  name  express. 

4  Oh  come,  behold  the  works  of  God  ; 

And  then  with  me  you'll  own, 
That  he,  to  all  the  sons  of  men, 
Has  wondrous  judgments  shown. 

5  Let  all  the  lands,  with  shouts  of  joy, 

To  God  their  voices  raise ; 


62  PSALMS. 

Sing  psalms  in  honour  of  his  name, 
And  spread  his  glorious  praise. 

67.        FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Praise  for  the  Enlargement  of  the  Church, 

1  SHINE,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine, 

With  beams  of  heavenly  grace ; 
Reveal  thy  power  through  every  land, 
And  show  thy  smiling  face. 

2  When  shall  thy  name,  from  shore  to  shore 

Sound  through  the  earth  abroad, 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God  1 

3  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 

Sing  loud  with  solemn  voice  ; 
Let  every  tongue  exalt  his  praise, 
And  every  heart  rejoice. 

67.  SECOND  PART.    S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll 

1  O  GOD,  to  earth  incline, 

With  mercies  from  above ; 
And  let  thy  presence  round  us. shine, 
With  beams  of  heavenly  love. 

2  Through  all  the  earth  below, 

Thy  ways  of  grace  proclaim, 

Till  distant  nations  hear  and  know 

The  Saviour's  blessed  name. 

3  Now  let  the  world  agree 

One  general  voice  to  raise ; 
Till  all  mankind  present  to  thee 
Their  songs  of  grateful  praise ! 

i  Oh  let  the  nations  round 

Their  cheerful  powers  employ, 
And  earth's  far-distant  coasts  resound 
With  shouts  of  sacred  joy. 

67.  THIRD  PART.    7s.  61.    Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
1  ON  thy  church,  O  Power  Divine, 

Cause  thy  glorious  face  to  shine ; 

Till  the  nations  from  afar 

Hail  her  as  their  guiding  star; 

Till  her  sons  from  zone  to  zone 

Make  thy  great  salvationknown. 


PSALMS.  63 

2  Then  shall  God,  with  lavish  hand, 
Scatter  blessings  o'er  the  land  ; 
Earth  shall  yield  her  rich  increase, 
Every  breeze  shall  whisper  peace, 
And  the  world's  remotest  bound 
With  the  voice  of  praise  resound. 

68.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

The  Majesty  of  Jehovah. 

1  KINGDOMS  and  thrones  to  God  belong ; 
Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song : 
His  wondrous  name  and  power  rehearse 
His  honours  shall  enrich  your  verse. 

I  He  rides  and  thunders  through  the  sky, 
His  name,  Jehovah,  sounds  on  high : 
Praise  him  aloud,  ye  sons  of  grace ; 
Ye  saints  rejoice  before  his  face. 

3  God  is  our  shield — our  joy — our  rest ; 
God  is  our  King — proclaim  him  blest : 
When  terrors  rise — when  nations  faint, 
He  is  the  strength  of  every  saint. 

58.    SECOxN'D  PART.    L.  M.    Weagham. 
The  Goodness  and  Compassion  of  God. 

L  BLEST  be  the  Lord— the  God  of  love, 
Who  showers  his  blessings  from  above ; 
The  rock,  on  which  the  righteous  trust, 
The  hope  and  Saviour  of  the  just. 

I  He  to  his  saints  redemption  gives, 
The  weak  and  humble  he  relieves ; 
Supported  by  his  gi-ace  we  stand, 
For  life  and  "death  are  in  his  hand. 

J  He  views  his  children  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless ; 
And,  from  his  holy  seat  above, 
Supports  them  with  his  tender  love. 

I  All  they  who  make  his  laws  their  choice, 
Shall  in  his  promises  rejoice  ; 
With  gladness  in  their  hearts,  shall  raise, 
Before  his  throne,  triumphant  praise. 

69.  L.  M.    Wragham. 
Pardon  implored. 

L  TO  thee,  great  God,  we  make  our  prayer; 
Do  thou  our  supplications  hear : 


64  PSALMS. 

Let  us  not  sink,  o'erwhelmed  in  grief, 
But  kindly  send  our  souls  relief. 

2  Oh  let  us  now  thy  goodness  prove, 
Thy  tender  mercies,  and  thy  lovej 
Turn  not  away,  O  Lord,  thy  face, 
But  hear,  and  heal  us  with  thy  grace. 

3  So  shall  our  songs  to  thee  arise, 

Thy  praise  shall  echo  through  the  skies  . 
Through  all  the  earth  will  we  proclaim 
The  greatness  of  Jehovah's  name. 

70.  C.  M.    Watts. 
Prayer  for  Divine  Aid. 

1  GREAT  God,  attend  our  humble  call, 

Nor  hear  our  cries  in  vain ; 
Oh  let  thy  grace  prevent  our  fall, 
And  still  our  hope  sustain. 

2  Be  thou  our  help  in  time  of  need, 

To  thee,  O  Lord,  we  pray ; 
In  mercy  hasten  to  our  aid, 
Nor  let  thy  grace  delay. 

3  Let  all  who  love  thy  name  rejoice, 

And  glory  in  thy  word, 
In  thy  salvation  raise  their  voice, 
And  magnify  the  Lord. 

71.  FIRST  PART.    CM.    Watts. 

Praise  to  the  Saviour. 

1  OUR  Saviour,  our  almighty  Friend, 

When  we  begin  thy  praise, 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end, 
The  numbers  of  thy  grace. 

2  Thou  art  our  everlasting  trust, 

Thy  goodness  we  adore ; 
And, since  we  knew  thy  graces  first, 
We  speak  thy  glories  more. 

3  Our  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road, 
And  march,  with  courage  in  thy  strength, 
To  see  our  Father,  God. 

4  How  will  our  lips  rejoice  to  tell 

The  victories  of  our  King ! 
Our  souls,  redeemed  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing. 


PSALMS.  65 

71.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

Sustaining  Grace  implored. 

1  OUR  God,  our  everlasting  hope, 

We  live  upon  thy  truth ; 
Thy  hands  have  held  our  childhood  up, 
And  strengthened  all  our  youth. 

2  Still  has  our  life  new  wonders  seen, 

Repeated  every  year; 
Behold  our  days  that  yet  remain, 
We  trust  them  to  thy  care. 

3  Cast  us  not  off  when  strength  declines, 

When  hoary  hairs  arise ; 
And  round  us  let  thy  glory  shine, 
Whene'er  each  servant  dies. 

4  Then,  in  the  history  of  our  age, 

When  men  review  our  days, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  every  page, 
In  every  line  thy  praise. 

72.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts, 
Universal  Reign  of  Christ. 

1  GREAT  God,  whose  universal  sway, 
The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey, 
Now  give  the  kingdom  to  thy  Son, 
Extend  his  power — exalt  his  throne. 

2  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 
So  shall  he  send  his  influence  down  ; 
His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils, 
Like  heavenly  dew,  on  thirsty  hills. 

3  The  heathen  lands,  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death, 
Revive  at  his  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

4  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Dressed  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise ; 
Peace,  like  a  river,  from  his  throne 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

72.      SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  JESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
Doth  his  successive  journeys  run  ; 
Hie  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

E 


66  PSALMS. 

2  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  praises  throng  to  crown  his  head  ; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

3  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song  ; 
And  infant  voices  shaU  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns, 
The  joyful  prisoner  bursts  his  chains ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest,  ■* 
And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honours  to  our  King  : 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Amen. 

72.  THIRD  PART.  7s.  Spirit  of  the  Psalms. 

1  HASTEN,  Lord,  the  glorious  time, 

When,  beneath  Messiah's  sway, 
Every  nation,  every  clime, 
Shall  the  gospel  call  obey. 

2  Mightiest  kings  his  power  shall  own, 

Heathen  tribes  his  name  adore ; 
Satan  and  his  host,  o'erthrown, 
Bound  in  chains,  shall  hurt  no  more. 

3  Then  shall  wars  and  tumults  cease, 

Then  be  banished  grief  and  pain  ; 
Righteousness,  and  joy,  and  peace, 
Undisturbed  shall  ever  reign. 

4  Bless  we,  then,  our  gracious  Lord, 

Ever  praise  his  glorious  name ; 
All  his  mighty  acts  record, 
All  his  wondrous  love  proclaim. 

73.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Folly  of  envying  the  Prosperity  of  Sinners 

1  LORD,  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I, 

To  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine, 
To  see  the  wicked  placed  on  high, 
In  pride,  and  robes  of  honour  shine ! 

2  But  Oh !  their  end — their  dreadful  end  ! 

Thy  sanctuary  taught  me  so ; 


PSALMS.  67 

On  slippery  rocks  I  see  them  stand, 

And  fiery  billows  roll  below. 
3  Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine 

Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  blood  ; 
Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine, 

My  life,  my  portion,  and  my  God. 

73.  SECOND  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
God  the  portion  of  the  Soul. 

1  LORD,  whom  in  heaven,  but  thee  alone, 
Have  I,  whose  favour  I  require  1 
Throughout  the  spacious  earth  there  's  none 
That  I,  beside  thee  can  desire. 

2  My  trembling  flesh  and  aching  heart 
May  often  fail  to  succour  me ; 

But  God  shall  inward  strength  impart, 
And  my  eternal  portion  be. 

3  For  they  that  far  from  thee  remove, 
Shall  into  sudden  ruin  fall  ; 

If  after  other  gods  they  rove, 

Thy  vengeance  shall  destroy  them  all. 

4  But  as  forme,  'tis  good  and  just 
That  I  should  still  to  God  repair; 
In  him  I  always  put  my  trust, 

And  will  his  wondrous  works  declare. 

73.  THUIDPART.  CM.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 

1  WHOM  have  we,  Lord,  in  heaven,  but  thee, 

And  whom  on  earth  beside  1 
Where  else  for  succour  can  we  flee, 
Or  in  whose  strength  confide  1 

2  Thou  art  our  portion  here  below, 

Our  promised  bliss  above  ; 
Ne'er  may  our  souls  an  object  know 
So  precious  as  thy  love. 

3  When  heart  and  flesh,  O  Lord,  shall  fail, 

Thou  wilt  our  spirits  cheer, 
Support  us  through  life's  thorny  vale, 
And  calm  each  anxious  fear. 

4  Yes — thou  shalt  be  our  guide  through  life, 

And  help  and  strength  supply  ; 
Sustain  us  in  death's  fearful  strife, 
And  welcome  us  on  high. 


b»  PSALMS. 

76.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
God  the  Defence  of  his  Church. 

1  THE  God  of  Israel  is  our  Lord,     , 
Great  is  his  name,  his  power  divine  ; 
In  Christian  temples  now  adored, 
As  once  in  Judah's  holy  shrine. 

2  The  Lord,  who  brake  the  Assyrian  bow, 
And  horse  and  rider  overthrew, 

Still  watches  o'er  his  church  below, 
And  still  will  all  her  foes  subdue. 

3  That  voice  which  bids  the  waves  be  still, 
Can  calm  the  wilder  rage  of  man ; 

Or  make  the  blind  and  wayward  will 
Subservient  to  his  gracious  plan. 

76.  SECOND  PART.  IT.  M.  Pratt's  Coll. 
God  only  to  be  Feared  and  Worshipped. 

1  THY  glories,  mighty  God  ! 

Alone  our  reverence  claim : 
Thy  terrors  spread  abroad, 

How  awful  is  thy  name  !. 
Thine  anger  shown,     1    Who  dare  appear 
Thy  judgments  neai-,    |    Before  thy  throne  1 

2  Let  man  his  anger  raise, 

With  persecuting  rage, 
His  wrath  shall  work  thy  praise, 

The  rest  thy  hands  assuage : 
Then  still  obey  I     Your  offerings  bring. 

Th'  Eternal  King,        |    And  vows  repay. 

3  Let  all,  who  round  his  throne 

With  holy  gifts  draw  near, 
There  lay  their  offerings  down, 

Jehovah  claims  their  fear: 
Before  his  word  I    And  princes  know 

The  world  shall  bow,  |    Thy  terrors,  Lord. 

77.  C.  M.    Watts. 
Despondency  forbidden. 

1  TO  God  we  cried,  with  mournful  voice, 
We  sought  his  gracious  ear, 
In  the  sad  day  when  trouble  rose, 
And  filled  our  hearts  with  fear. 


PSALMS.  0 

2  Will  he  for  ever  cast  us  off? 

His  promise  ever  fail  1 
Has  he  forgot  his  tender  love? 
Shall  anger  still  prevail  1 

3  But  We  forbid  this  hopeless  thought, 

This  dark  despairing  frame, 
Remembering  what  thy  hand  has  wrought- 
Thy  hand  is  still  the  same. 

4  We'll  think  again  of  all  thy  ways, 

And  talk  thy  wonders  o'er — 
Thy  wonders  of  recovering  grace, 
When  we  could  hope  no  more  ; 

5  Grace  dwells  with  justice  on  the  throne ; 

And  men  who  love  thy  word 
Have  in  thy  holy  temple  known 
The  counsels  of  the  Lord. 

78.  CM.    Watts. 

Tlie  Works  of  God  recounted  to  Posterity. 

1  LET  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds, 

Which  God  performed  of  old  ; 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw, 
And  which  our  fathers  told. 

2  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known, 

His  works  of  power  and  grace ; 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Through  every  rising  race. 

3  Our  lips  shall  tell  them  to  our  sons, 

And  they  again  to  theirs, 
That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 

4  Thus  shall  they  learn,  in  God  alone 

Their  hope  securely  stands, 
That  they  may  ne'er  forget  his  works, 
But  practise  his  commands. 

79.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Pardoning  Mercy  supplicated. 

1  THOU  gracious  God  and  kind, 
Oh  cast  our  sins  away ; 
Nor  call  our  former  guilt  to  mind, 
Thy  justice  to  display. 


70  PSALMS. 

2  Thy  tenderest  mercies  show, 

Thy  richest  grace  prepare, 
Ere  yet,  with  guilty  l°ars  laid  low, 
We  perish  in  despair. 

3  Save  us  from  guilt  and  shame, 

Thy  glory  to  display  ; 
And,  for  the  great  Redeemer's  name, 
Wash  all  our  sins  away. 

80.  L.  M.    Watts. 

The  Church- 's  Prayer  in  time  of  Desertion. 

1  GREAT  shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 
Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
And  lead  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  sheep, 
Safe  through  the  desert  and  the  deep — 

2  Thy  church  is  in  the  desert  now — 

Shine  from  on  high— and  guide  us  through  | 
Turn  us  to  thee — thy  love  restore, 
We  shall  be  saved — and  sigh  no  more. 

3  Hast  thou  not  planted  with  thy  hand 
A  lovely  vine  in  this  our  land  1 

Did  not  thy  power  defend  it  round, 
And  heavenly  dew  enrich  the  ground  1 

4  How  did  the  spreading  branches  shoot, 
And  bless  the  nations  with  their  fruit  1 
But  now,  O  Lord,  look  down  and  see 
Thy  mourning  vine,  that  lovely  tree. 

5  Return,  almighty  God,  return, 

Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn  ; 
Turn  us  to  thee— thy  love  restore, 
We  shall  be  saved — and  sigh  no  more. 

81.  FIRST  PART.  C.  M.  Pratt's  Coli. 

Praise  to  God  in  his  Temple. 

1  TO  God,  our  strength,  your  voice,  aloud, 

In  strains  of  glory  raise  ; 
The  great  Jehovah— Jacob's  God, 
Exalt  in  notes  of  praise. 

2  Now  let  the  gospel  trumpet  blow. 

On  each  appointed  feast, 
And  teach  his  waiting  church  to  know 
The  Sabbath's  sacred  rest. 


PSALMS.  71 

3  This  was  the  statute  of  the  Lord, 

To  Israel's  favoured  race : 
And  yet  his  courts  preserve  his  word, 
And  there  we  wait  his  grace. 

4  With  psalms  of  honour,  and  of  joy, 

Let  all  his  temples  ring ; 
Your  various  instruments  employ, 
And  songs  of  triumph  sing. 

81.  SECOND  PART.  C.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
God  the  only  object  of  Supreme  Worship. 

1  O  GOD,  our  strength,  to  thee  the  song 

With  grateful  hearts  we  raise ; 

To  thee,  and  thee  alone,  belong 

All  worship,  love,  and  praise. 

2  In  trouble's  dark  and  stormy  hour, 

Thine  ear  hath  heard  our  prayer  ; 
And  graciously  thine  arm  of  power 
Hath  saved  us  from  despair. 

3  And  thou.  O  ever  gracious  Lord, 

Wilt  keep  thy  promise  still, 
If,  meekly  hearkening  to  thy  word, 
We  seek  to  do  thy  will. 

4  Led  by  the  light  thy  grace  imparts, 

Ne'er  may  we  bow  the  knee 
To  idols,  which  our  wayward  hearts 
Set  up  instead  of  thee. 

5  So  shall  thy  choicest  gifts,  O  Lord, 

Thy  faithful  people  bless  ; 
For  them  shall  earth  its  stores  afford, 
And  Heaven  its  happiness. 

83.  S.  M.    Watts. 

God  arising  to  subdue  Opposers 

1  AND  will  the  God  of  grace       ' 

Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 
The  God  of  justice  hold  his  peace, 
And  let  his  vengeance  sleep  1 

2  Arise,  almighty  God, 

Assume  thy  sovereign  sway ; 

Before  thy  throne  bid  sinners  bow, 

And  yield  their  hearts  to  thee. 


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3  Let  all  the  nations  know, 

And  spread  thy  name  abroad  ; 

Let  all  who  dwell  on  earth  confess 

Their  Saviour  and  their  God. 

84.        FIRST  PART.     L.  M.    Watts. 

Blessedness  qfWorshipping  God  in  his  temple. 

L  HOW  pleasant — how  divinely  fair, 
O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are  ! 
With  long  desire  each  spirit  faints, 
To  meet  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high, 
ground  thy  throne  of  majesty ; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

3  Blest  are  the  souls  who  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace ; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentlest  rays, 
And  seek  "thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise. 

4  Blest  are  the  men,  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate  : 

God  is  their  strength — and  through  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

5  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length : 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear, 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

84.     SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  GREAT  God  attend,  while  Zion  sings 
The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs  : 
To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  Might  we  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace, 

Not  tents  of  ease — nor  thrones  of  power 
Should  tempt  our  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God  is  our  sun — he  makes  our  day  ; 
God  is  our  shield — he  guards  our  way 
From  all  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin ; 
From  foes  without  and  foes  within. 

4  All  needful  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too : 


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He  gives  us  all  things— and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

5  O  God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  host  of  heaven  obey, 
Display  thy  grace — exert  thy  power, 
Till  all  on  earth  thy  name  adore. 

84.    THIRD  PART.    L.  M.    Mrs.  Steels. 

1  HAPPY  the  men,  whom  strength  divine 
With  ardent  love  and  zeal  inspires ! 
Whose  steps  to  thy  blest  way  incline, 
With  willing  hearts  and  warm  desires. 

2  Still  they  pursue  the  painful  road : 
Increasing  strength  surmounts  their  fear  ; 
Till  all  at  length,  before  their  God, 

In  Zion's  glorious  courts  appear. 

3  God  is  a  sun ;  our  brightest  day 
From  his  reviving  presence  flows  : 
God  is  a  shield,  through  all  the  way, 
To  guard  us  from  surrounding  foes. 

4  He  pours  his  kindest  blessings  down, 
Profusely  down,  on  souls  sincere ; 
And  grace  shall  guide,  and  glory  crown 
The  happy  favourites  of  his  care. 

5  O  Lord  of  hosts,  thou  God  of  grace ! 
How  blest,  divinely  blest,  is  he, 

Who  trusts  thy  love  and  seeks  thy  face, 
And  fixes  all  his  hopes  on  thee. 

84.      FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  OUR  souls,  how  lovely  is  the  place 

To  which  our  God  resorts ! 
'Tis  heaven  to  see  his  smiling  face, 
Though  in  his  earthly  courts. 

2  There  the  great  Monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  power  displays  ; 
And  light  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes, 
With  kind  and  quickening  rays. 

3  With  his  rich  gifts  the  heavenly  Dove 

Descends  and  fills  the  place ; 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 


74  PSALMS. 

4  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 
The  secrets  of  thy  will : 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercies  there, 
And  sing  thy  praises  still. 

S5.        FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

Quickening  Grace  implored. 

1  LORD,  thou  hast  called  thy  grace  to  mind, 

Thou  hast  reversed  our  heavy  doom  : 
So  God  forgave,  when  Israel  sinned,  [home. 
And     brought    his    wandering  captives 

2  Thou  hast  begun  to  set  us  free, 

And  made  thy  fiercest  wrath  abate  : 
Now  let  our  hearts  be  turned  to  thee, 
And  thy  salvation  be  complete. 

3  Revive  our  dying  graces,  Lord, 

And  let  thy  saints  in  thee  rejoice  : 
Make  known  thy  truth— fulfil  thy  word— 
We  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our  voice. 
■1  We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say, 

He'll  speak — and  give  his  people  peace ; 
But  let  them  go  no  more  astray, 
Lest  his  returning  wrath  increase. 

85.    SECOND  PART.    C.  M.     Doddridge. 
God  speaking  Peace  to  his  People. 

1  UNITE,  my  roving  thoughts,  unite 

In  silence  soft  and  sweet : 
And  thou,  my  soul,  sit  gently  down 
At  thy  great  Sovereign's    feet. 

2  Jehovah's  awful  voice  is  heard, 

Yet  gladly  I  attend  ; 
For  lo !  the  everlasting  God 
Proclaims  himself  my  friend. 

3  Harmonious  accents  to  my  soul 

The  sound  of  peace  convey ; 
The  tempest  at  his  word  subsides, 
And  winds  and  seas  obey. 

4  By  all  its  joys,  I  charge  my  heart 

To  grieve  his  love  no  more  ; 
But,  charmed  by  melody  divine, 
To  give  its  follies  o'er. 


PSALMS.  75 

86.       FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Browne. 
Praise  to  the  only  true  God. 

1  ETERNAL  GOD— almighty  cause 

Of  earth,  and  sea,  and  worlds  unknown  ; 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws, 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands, 

Of  all,  within  itself,  possessed ; 
Controlled  by  none  are  thy  commands ; 
Thou,  from  thyself  alone,  art  blest 

3  To  thee  alone,  ourselves  we  owe, 

To  thee  alone,  our  homage  pay ; 
All  other  Gods  we  disavow, 
Deny  their  claims— renounce  their  sway. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name    through    heath  in 

Their  idol  deities  dethrone  ;  [lands. 

Subdue  the  world  to  thy  commands, 
And  reign,  as  thou  ait — God  alone. 

86.  SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll, 

1  THOU  great  Instructor,  lest  we  stray, 
Oh  teach  our  erring  feet  thy  way ! 
Thy  truth,  with  ever  fresh  delight, 
Shall  guide  our  doubtful  steps  aright. 

2  How  oft  our  hearts'  affections  yield, 
And  wander  o'er  the  world's  wide  field  ! 
Our  roving  passions,  Lord,  reclaim ; 
Unite  them  all  to  fear  thy  name. 

3  Then,  to  our  God,  each  heart  and  tongue, 
With  all  their  powers,  shall  raise  the  song  : 
On  earth  thy  glories  we'll  declare, 

Till  heaven  th'  immortal  notes  shall  hear. 

87.  FHIST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
The  Church,  the  Dwelling-place  of  God, 

1  GOD  in  his  earthlytemple  lays 
Foundation  for  his  heavenly  praise ; 
He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacob  well, 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 

2  His  mercy  visits  every  house 

That  pay  their  night  and  morning  vows  ; 
But  makes  a  more  delightful  stay, 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray. 


76  PSALMS. 

i  What  glories  were  described  of  old ! 
What  wonders  are  of  Zion  told  ! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below, 
Thy  fame  shall  all  the  nations  know. 

87.    SECOND  PART.  8's  &  7's.  Drummontx 

1  GLORIOUS  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 

Zion,  city  of  our  God  ; 
He,  whose  word  can  ne'er  be  broken 
Chose  thee  for  his  own  abode. 

2  Lord,  thy  church  is  still  thy  dwelling, 

Still  is  precious  in  thy  sight  : 
Judah's  temple  far  excelling, 
Beaming  with  the  gospel's  light 

3  On  the  rock  of  ages  founded, 

What  can  shake  her  sure  repose  7 
With  salvation's  wall  surrounded, 
She  can  smile  at  all  her  foes. 

4  Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken 

Zion,  city  of  our  God  ; 
He,  whose  word  can  ne'er  be  broken, 
Chose  thee  for  his  own  abode. 

88.        FIRST  PART.    L.  M.     Dwight. 
Resurrection  from  the  Grave. 

1  SHALL  man,  O  God  of  light  and  life, 

For  ever  moulder  in  the  grave  1 
Canst  thou  forget  thy  glorious  work, 
Thy  promise,  and  thy  power  to  save  ! 

2  In  those  dark,  silent  realms  of  night 

Shall  peace  and  hope  no  more  arise? 
No  future  morning  light  the  tomb, 
Nor  day-star  gild  the  darksome  skies 

3  Cease— cease,  ye  vain  desponding  fears: 

W  hen  Christ,   our  Lord,  from   darkness 

Death,  the  jast  foe,  was  captive  led.  [spran°- 

And  heaven  with  praise  and  wonder  rang° 

4  Faith  sees  the  bright,  eternal  doors 

Unfold  to  make  his  children  way 
They  shall  be  clothed  with  endless  life, 
And  shine  in  everlasting  day. 


PSALMS.  77 

88.  SECOND  PART.   L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Sinners  invited  to  immediate  Repentance. 

1  WHILE  life  prolongs  its  precious  light, 

Mercy  is  found — and  peace  is  given  ; 

But  soon — ah  soon  1  approaching  night 

Shall  blot  out  every  hope  of  heaven. 

2  While  God  invites — how  blest  the  day 

How  sweet  the  gospel's  charming  sound 
Come,  sinners,  haste — oh,  haste  away, 
While  yet  a  pardoning  God  is  found. 

3  Soon,  borne  on  time's  most  rapid  wing, 

Shall  death  command  you  to  the  grave ; 
Before  his  bar  your  spirits  bring, 
And  none  be  found  to  hear,  or  save. 

4  In  that  lone  land  of  deep  despair, 

No  Sabbath's  heavenly  light  shall  rise ; 
No  God  regard  your  bitter  prayer, 
No  Saviour  call  you  to  the  skies. 
5  Now  God  invites — how  blessed  the  day ! 
How  sweet  the  gospel's  charming  sound ! 
Come,  sinners,  haste — oh,  haste  away, 
While  yet  a  pardoning  God  is  found. 
88.     THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  YE  sinners,  fear  the  Lord, 

While  yet  'tis  called  to-day  ; 
Soon  will  the  awful  voice  of  death 
Command  your  souls  away. 

2  Soon  will  the  harvest  close  ; 

The  summer  soon  be  o'er ; 
And  soon  your  injured,  angry  God, 
Will  hear  your  prayers  no  more. 

3  Then  while  'tis  called  to-day, 

*D  hear  the  gospel's  sound  ; 
Come,  sinner,  haste— oh,  haste  away, 
While  pardon  may  be'  found. 

89.        FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

Frailly  of  Man. 
1  REMEMBER,  Lord,  our  mortal  state- 
How  frail  our  life— how  short  the  date ! 
Where  is  the  man  that  draws  his  breath, 
Safe  from  disease— secure  from  death? 


78  PSALMS. 

2  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die, 
Distressed  with  gloomy  fears,  we  cry 
"Must  death  for  ever  rage  and  reign? 
And  hast  thou  made'mankind  in  vain? 

3  Where  is  thy  promise  to  the  just  ? 

Are  not  thy  servants  turned  to  dust?" — 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  sighs, 
And  sees  the  sleeping  dust  arise. 

4  That  glorious  hour — that  dreadful  day, 
Wipes  the  reproach  of  saints  away, 
And  clears  the  honour  of  thy  word : 
Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord. 

89.       SECOND  PART.    C.  ML    Watts 

1  OUR  never-ceasing  song  shall  show 

The  mercies  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  make  succeeding  ages  know 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 

2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 

Shall  firm  as  heaven  endure ; 
And, if  he  speak  a  promise  once, 
Th'  eternal  grace  is  sure. 

3  Lord  God  of  hosts — thy  wondrous  ways 

Are  sung  by  saints  above : 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honours  raise 
To  thy  unchanging  love. 

89.        THTRD  PART.  '  0.  M.    Watts. 
The  Majesty  of  God. 

1  WITH  reverence  let  the  saints  appear 

And  bow  before  the  Lord, 
His  high  commands  with  reverence  hear, 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

2  Great  God,  how  high  thy  glories  rise ! 

How  bright  thine  armies  shine ! 
Where  is  the  power  with  thee  that  vies, 
Or  truth,  compared  with  thine  ? 

3  The  northern  pole  and  southern  rest 

On  thy  supporting  hand  ; 
Darkness  and  day — from  east  to  west 
Move  round  at  thy  command. 

4  Thy  words  the  raging  winds  control, 

And  rule  the  boisterous  deep  ; 
Thou  mak'st  the  sleeping  billows  roll, 
The  rolling  billows  sleep. 


PSALMS.  79 

5  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne, 
Yet  wondrous  is  thy  grace ! 
While  truth  and  mercy,  joined  in  one, 
Invite  us  near  thy  face. 

89.     FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

Rejoicing  in  the  Gospel. 

1  BLEST  are  the  souls,  who  hear  and  know 

The  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 

2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up, 

Through  their  Redeemer's  name ; 
His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope, 
Nor  Satan  dares  condemn. 

3  The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 

Strength  and  salvation  gives ; 
Israel,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns, 
Thy  God  for  ever  lives. 

89.       FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Christ's  Mediatorial  Kingdom. 

1  HEAR  what  the  Lord  in  vision  said, 

And  made  his  mercy  known  : 
"  Sinners,  behold  your  help  is  laid 
On  my  beloved  Son. 

2  "  Behold  the  man  my  wisdom  chose 

Among  your  mortal  race ;       ' 
His  head  my  holy  oil  o'erflows, 
The  Spirit  of  my  grace. 

3  "  High  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne, 

My  people's  better  King ; 
My  arms  shall  beat  his  rivals  down, 
And  still  new  subjects  bring. 

4  "  My  truth  shall  guard  him  in  his  way, 

With  mercy  by  his  side, 
While,  in  my  name,  through  earth  and  sea, 
He  shall  in  triumph  ride. 

5  "Me  for  his  father  and  his  God 

He  shall  for  ever  own, 
Call  me  his  rock,  his  high  abode, 
And  I  '11  support  my  Son." 


80  PSALMS. 

90.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Spirit  of  the  Ps 
Eternity  of  God. 

1  ERE  mountains  reared  their  forms  sublime, 
Or  the  fair  earth  in  order  stood, 

Before  the  birth  of  ancient  time, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God. 

2  A  thousand  ages  in  their  flight, 
With  thee  are  as  a  fleeting  day ; 
Past,  present,  future,  to  thy  sight 

At  once  their  various  scenes  display. 

3  But  our  brief  life's  a  shadowy  dream, 
A  passing  thought,  that  soon  is  o'er, 
That  fades  "with  morning's  earliest  beam, 
And  fills  the  rdusing  mind  no  more. 

4  To  us,  O  Lord,  the  wisdom  give 
So  every  precious  hour  to  spend, 
That  we  at  length  with  thee  may  live 
Where  life  and  bliss  shall  never  end. 

90.      SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Divine  Immutability  and  human  Frailty. 

1  THROUGH  every  age,  eternal  God, 
Thou  art  our  rest — our  safe  abode  : 

High  was  thy  throne,  ere  heaven  was  made, 
Or  earth  thy  humble  footstool  laid. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reigned,  ere  time  began, 
Or  dust  was  fashioned  into  man  ; 

And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

3  But  man — weak  man — is  born  to  die, 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity ; 

Thy  dreadful  sentence,  Lord,  is  just, 
"Return,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust." 

4  Death,  like  an  ever-flowing  stream, 
Sweeps  us  away — our  life 's  a  dream — 
An  empty  tale — a  morning  flower — 
Cut  down,  and  withered,  in  an  hour. 

5  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man ; 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  our  span, 
Till,  cleansed  by  grace,  we  all  may  be 
Prepared  to  die,  and  dwell  with  thee. 


PSALMS.  81 

90.    THIRD  PART.    L.  M.     Exeter  Coll. 

1  LORD  !  thou  hast  been  thy  children's  God, 
All-powerful,  wise,  and  good,  and  just; 

In  every  age  their  safe  abode, 

Their  hope,  their  refuge,  and  their  trust. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reigned  ere  time  began ; 
And  long  thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  all  the  feeble  race  of  man, 

And  time  itself,  shall  be  no  more. 

3  Great  Father  of  eternity ! 

How  short  are  ages  in  thy  sight ! 

A  thousand  yeai-s,  how  swift  they  fly, 

Like  one  still  silent  watch  of  night ! 

4  Uncertain  life,  how  soon  it  flies  ! 
Flowers  of  the  morn,  how  short  our  bloom  • 
Life  spring's  gay  verdure  now  we  rise, 
Cut  down  ere  night  to  fill  the  tomb  ! 

5  Teach  us,  O  Lord !  to  count  our  days, 
And  with  true  diligence  apply 

Our  hearts  to  wisdom's  sacred  ways, 
That  we  may  learn  to  live  and  die. 
90.       FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  O  GOD,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come ; 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home ; — 

2  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  throne, 

Thy  saints  have  dwelt  secure ; 
Sufficient  is  thine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  received  her  frame, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust, 

"Retm-n,  ye  sons  of  men;" 
All  nations  rose  from  earth  at  first, 
And  turn  to  earth  again. 

5  O  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come  : 
Be  thou  our  guard,  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 


82  PSALMS. 

90.  FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 

1  O  LORD,  the  saviour  and  defence 

Of  all  thy  chosen  race, 
From  age  to  age  thou  still  hast  been 
Our  sure  abiding  place. 

2  Before  the  lofty  mountains  rose, 

Or  earth  received  its  frame, 

From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 

To  endless  years  the  same. 

3  Thou  turnest  man,  O  Lord,  to  dust, 

Of  which  he  first  was  made ; 
When  thou  dost  speak  the  word,  Return — 
'Tis  instantly  obeyed. 

4  For  in  thy  sight  a  thousand  years 

Are  like  a  day  that's  past ; 
Or  like  a  watch  in  dead  of  night, 
Whose  hours  unminded  waste. 

5  So  teach  us,  Lord,  th'  uncertain  sum 

Of  our  short  days  to  mind, 
That  unto  wisdom  all  our  hearts 
May  ever  be  inclined. 

90.        SLXTH  PART.    C.  ML    Watts. 

1  RETURN,  O  God  of  love— return ; 

Earth  is  a  tiresome  place : 
How  long  shall  we,  thy  children,  mourn 
Our  absence  from  thy  face  1 

2  Let  heaven  succeed  our  painful  years ; 

Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease ; 

And  in  proportion  to  our  tears, 

So  make  our  joys  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show, 

Make  thine  own  work  complete ; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know, 
And  own  thy  love  was  great. 

90.  SEVENTH  PART.    C.  M.    Doddridge 

Reflections  for  a  New  Year. 
1  REMARK,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bounds 
Of  the  revolving  year ; 
How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  rounds ! 
How  short  the  months  appear ! 


PSALMS.  83 

2  So  fast  eternity  comes  on, 

And  that  important  day, 
When  all  that  mortal  life  has  done, 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3  Yet  like  an  idle  tale  we  pass 

The  swift  advancing  year ; 
And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

4  Waken,  O  God,  my  trifling  heart, 

Its  great  concern  to  see ; 
That  I  may  act  the  Christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee. 

5  Thus  shall  their  course  more  grateful  roll, 

If  future  years  arise ; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my  peaceful  soul 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 

90.  EIGHTH  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

The  Frailty  of  Man. 

1  LORD,  what  a  feeble  piece . 

Is  this  our  mortal  frame ! 
Our  life — how  poor  a  trifle  'tis, 
That  scarce  deserves  the  name ! 

2  Our  moments  fly  apace, 

Our  feeble  powers  decay  ; 
Swift  as  a  flood,  our  hasty  days, 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

3  Then,  if  our  days  must  fly, 

We'll  keep  their  end  in  sight ; 
We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way, 
And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 

4  They'll  waft  us  sooner  o'er, 

This  life's  tempestuous  sea ; 
Soon  shall  we  reach  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

91.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Safety  in  trusting  in  God. 

1  HE,  who  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 
Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there,  at  night,  shall  rest  his  head. 

2  Now  may  we  say — Our  God,  thy  power 
Shall  be  our  fortress,  and  our  tower ! 


84  PSALMS. 

We,  that  are  formed  of  feeble  dust, 
Make  thine  almighty  arm  our  trust. 
3  Thrice  happy  man  ! — thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  tempter's  snare , 
God  is  thy  life — his  arms  are  spread, 
To  shield  thee  with  a  healthful  shade. 

91.      SECOND  PART.    CM.    Watts. 

1  YE  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race, 

Exposed  to  every  snare, 
Come,  make  the  Lord  your  dwelling-place 
And  try,  and  trust  his  care. 

2  He'll  give  his  angels  charge  to  keep 

Your  feet  in  all  their  ways : 
To  watch  your  pillow  while  you  sleep, 
And  guard  your  happy  days. 

3  "Because  on  me  they  set  their  love, 

I  '11  save  them,  saith  the  Lord, 
I  '11  bear  their  joyful  souls  above 
Destruction  and  the  sword. 

4  "  My  grace  shall  answer  when  they  call ; 

In  trouble  I  '11  be  nigh ; 
My  power  shall  help  them  when  they  fall, 
And  raise  them  when  they  die. 

5  "  Those  that  on  earth  my  name  have  known, 

I  '11  honour  them  in  heaven  : 
There  my  salvation  shall  be  shown, 
And  endless  life  be  given." 

91.   THIRD  PART.    7's.    Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
Safety  in  God. 

1  THEY  who  on  the  Lord  rely, 
Safely  dwell  though  danger  's  nigh  ; 
Lo,  his  sheltering  wings  are  spread 
O'er  each  faithful  servant's  head. 

2  Vain  temptation's  wily  snare ; 
Christians  are  Jehovah's  care  : 
Harmless  flies  the  shaft  by  day, 
Or  in  darkness  wings  its  way. 

3  When  they  wake,  or  when  they  sleep, 
Angel  guards  their  vigils  keep  ; 
Death  and  danger  may  be  near, 
Faith  and  love  have  naught  to  fear. 


PSALMS.  85 

92.        FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Delight  in  the  Worship  of  the  Sabbath. 

1  LORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
In  gardens  planted  by  tby  hand  ; 
Let  us  within  thy  courts  be  seen, 
Like  a  young  cedar,  fresh  and  green. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love, 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above ; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  "trees, 
Yields  such  a  comely  sight  as  these. 

3  Laden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  show 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  true  ; 
They  who  attend  his  gates  shall  find 
God  ever  faithful — ever  kind. 

92.       SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  SWEET  is  the  work,  our  God,  our  King, 
To  praise  thy  name,  give  thanks,  and  sing, 
To  show  thy  love  by  morning  light, 

And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest — 

No  mortal  care  shall  seize  each  breast ; 
Oh  may  each  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound. 

3  Our  hearts  shall  triumph  in  our  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works — and  bless  his  word : 
Thy  works  of  grace — how  bright  they  shine  ! 
How  deep  thy  counsels — how  divine  ! 

4  Sure  we  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  each  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 

Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  each  head. 

5  Then  shall  we  see — and  hear — and  know 
All  we  desired,  or  wished  below ; 

And  every  power  find  sweet  employ, 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 

92.    THIRD  PART.  S.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
I  SWEET  is  the  work,  O  Lord, 

Thy  glorious  name  to  sing, 
To  praise  and  pray— to  hear  thy  word, 

And  grateful  offerings  bring. 


86  PSALMS. 

2  Sweet— at  the  dawning  light, 

Thy  boundless  love  to  tell ; 
And,  when  approach  the  shades  of  night, 
Still  on  the  theme  to  dwell. 

3  Sweet — on  this  day  of  rest, 

To  join  in  heart  and  voice, 
With  those,  who  love  and  serve  thee  best, 
And  in  thy  name  rejoice. 

4  To  songs*  of  praise  and  joy, 

Be  every  Sabbath  given, 
That  such  may  be  our  best  employ 
Eternally  in  heaven. 

93.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Tate  &  Brady 
The  Majesty  and  Dominion  of  God. 

1  WITH  glory  clad — with  strength  arrayed, 

The  Lord,  that  o'er  all  nature  reigns, 
The  world's  foundations  firmly  laid, 
And  the  vast  fabric  still  sustains. 

2  How  surely  established  is  thy  throne ! 

Which  shall  no  change  or  period  see  ; 
For  thou,  O  Lord — and  thou  alone, 
Art  God,  from  all  eternity. 

3  The  floods,  O  Lord,  lift  up  their  voice, 

And  toss  their  troubled  waves  on  high  ; 
But  God  above  can  still  their  noise, 
And  make  the  angry  sea  comply. 

4  Through  endless  ages  stands  thy  throne  ; 

Thy  promise,  Lord,  is  ever  sure  ; 
The  pure  in  heart — and  they  alone, 
Shall  find  their  hope  of  heaven  secure. 

93.    SECOND  PART.     S.  P.  M.    Watts. 

1  THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
And  royal  state  maintains, 

His  head  with  awful  glories  crowned  ; 

Arrayed  in  robes  of  light, 

Begirt  with  sovereign  might, 
And  rays  of  majesty  around. 

2  Upheld  by  thy  commands, 
The  world  securely  stands, 

And  skies  and  stars  obey  thy  word ; 

Thy  throne  was  fixed  on  high 

Ere  stars  adorned  the  sky : 
Eternal  is  thy  kingdom,  Lord. 


PSALMS.  87 

3  Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  power  engage ; 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  the  sky : 
The  terrors  of  thy  frown 
Shall  beat  their  madness  down ; 

Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high. 

4  Thy  promises  are  true, 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new ; 

There  fixed — thy  church  shall  ne'er  remove  : 
Thy  saints  with  holy  fear 
Shall  in  thy  courts  appear, 
i  And  sing  thine  everlasting  love. 

94.  CM.    Watts. 
Trusting  in  God  for  Help. 

1  HAD  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help, 

Sustained  my  fainting  head, 
My  life  had  now  in  silence  dwelt, 
My  soul  among  the  dead. 

2  "Alas,  my  sliding  feet!"  I  cried — 

Thy  promise  was  my  hope ; 
Thy  grace  stood  constant  at  my  side, 
Thy  spirit  bore  me  up. 

3  While  multitudes  of  mournful  thoughts 

Within  my  bosom  roll, 
Thy  boundless  love  forgives  my  faults, 
Thy  comforts  cheer  my  soul. 

4  The  powers  of  earth  and  sin  may  rise, 

And  frame  oppressive  laws  ; 
But  God,  my  refuge,  rules  the  skies, 
He  will  defend  my  cause. 

95.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Tate  &  Brady 
Exhortation  to  adore  and  praise  Jehovah. 

1  OH  come,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing, 
Loud  thanks  to  our  almighty  King ; 
For  we  our  voices  high  should  raise, 
When  our  salvation's  rock  we  praise 

2  Into  his  presence  let  us  haste, 

To  thank  him  for  his  favours  past 
To  him  address,  in  joyful  song, 
Praises  which  to  his  name  belong. 

3  Oh  let  us  to  his  courts  repair, 
And  bow  with  adoration  there  ; 


SS  PSALMS. 

Down  on  our  knees,  devoutly,  all 
Before  the  Lord  our  Maker  fall. 

95.       SECOND  PART.    L.  M.   Watts. 

1  COME — let  our  voices  join  to  raise 
A  sacred  song  of  solemn  praise  : 
God  is  a  sovereign  king — rehearse 
His  honour  in  exalted  verse. 

2  Come — let  our  souls  address  the  Lord, 
Who  framed  our  natures  with  his  word  : 
He  is  our  shepherd — we  the  sheep 

His  mercy  chose — his  pastures  keep. 

3  Come — let  us  hear  his  voice  to-day, 
The  counsels  of  his  love  obey ; 
Nor  let  our  hardened  hearts  renew 
The  sins  and  plagues  that  Israel  knew. 

4  Look  back,  my  soul,  with  holy  dread, 
And  view  those  ancient  rebels  dead  : 
Accept  the  offered  grace  to-day, 

Nor  lose  the  blessing  by  delay. 

5  Come — seize  the  promise  while  it  waits, 
And  march  to  Zion's  heavenly  gates  ; 
Believe — and  take  the  promised  rest : 
Obey — and  be  for  ever  blest. 

95.     THIRD  PART.    L.  M.     Wragham, 

1  TO  God  our  voices  let  us  raise, 

And  loudly  chant,   the  joyful  strain  ; 
That  rock  of  strength — oh  let  us  praise, 
Whence  free  salvation  we  obtain. 

2  The  Lord  is  great — with  glory  crowned, 

O'er  all  the  gods  of  earth  he  reigns  ; 

His  hand  supports  the  deeps  profound, 

His  power  alone  the  hills  sustains. 

3  Let  all  who  know  his  goodness  feel, 

Come  near,  and  worship  at  his  throne  ; 
Before  the  Lord,  their  Maker,  kneel, 
And  bow  in  adoration  down. 

95.        FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
1  SING  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name, 
And  in  his  strength  rejoice  ; 
When  his  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 


PSALMS.  89 

2  With  thanks,  approach  his  awful  sight, 

And  psalms  of  honour  sing  ; 
The  Lord  's  a  God  of  boundless  might, 
The  whole  creation's  King. 

3  Come — and  with  humble  souls,  adore ; 

Come — kneel  before  his  face  :      - 
Oh  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 
Be  children  of  his  grace ! 

4  Now  is  the  time — he  bends  his  ear, 

And  waits  for  your  request. ; 
Come — lest  he  rouse  his  wrath — and  swear, 
"Ye  shall  not  see  my  rest." 

95.  FIFTH   PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  COME — sound  his  praise  abroad, 

And  hymns  of  glory  sing : 
Jehovah  is  the  sovereign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  Come — worship  at  his  throne, 

Come — bow  before  the  Lord  ; 
We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 

3  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod  ; 
Come — like  the  people  of  his  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 

96.  FIRST  PART.    L.  P.  M.    Watts. 
Rejoicing  in  View  of  God's  Universal  Reign. 

1  LET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise, 
To  sing  a  psalm  of  lofty  praise, 

'  To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  name ; 
His  glory  let  the  heathen  know, 
His  wonders  to  the  nations  show, 
And  all  his  saving  works  proclaim 

2  Oh  !  haste  the  day— the  glorious  hour, 
When  earth  shall  feel  his  saving  power, 

And  barbarous  nations  fear  his  name : 
Then  shall  the  race  of  man  confess 
The  beauty  of  his  holiness, 
And  in  his  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 
96.        SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
I  SING  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
Ye  tribes  of  every  tongue ; 


90  PSALMS. 

His  new  discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  noble  song. 

2  Say  to  the  nations— Jesus  reigns, 

God's  own  beloved  Son ; 
His  power  the  sinking  world  sustains, 
And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

3  Let  an  unusual  joy  surprise 

The  islands  of  the  sea  ;— 
Ye  mountains,  sink — ye  valleys,  rise — 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

4  Behold  he  comes — he  comes  to  bless 

The  nations,  as  their  Lord  ; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 

And  send  his  truth  abroad, 
fi  But  when  his  voice  shall  raise  the  dead, 

And  bid  the  world  draw  near, 
How  will  the  guilty  nations  dread 

To  see  their  Judge  appear! 

97.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Rejoicing  in  the  Reign  of  Christ. 

1  HE  reigns  ! — the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns  I 
Sing  to  his  name  in  lofty  strains  ; 

Let  all  the  earth  in  songs  rejoice, 
And  in  his  praise  exalt  their  voice. 

2  Deep  are  his  counsels,  and  unknown  ; 
But  grace  and  truth  support  his  throne  : 
Though  gloomy  clouds  his  way  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

3  In  robes  of  judgment,  lo !  he  comes,  [tombs, 
Shakes  the  wide  earth — and  cleaves  the 
Before  him  burns  devouring  fire — 

The  mountains  melt — the  seas  retire. 

4  His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay, 

Fly  from  the  sight — and  shun  the  day  : 
Then  lift  your  heads,  ye  saints,  on  high, 
And  sing — for  your  redemption's  nigh. 

98.  /FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
The  Messiah's  coming  and  Kingdom. 

1  JOY  to  the  world— the  Lord  is  come  !— 
Let  earth  receive  her  King  ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 


PSALMS.  91 

2  Joy  to  the  world— the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ ; 
While  fields  and  floods — rocks,  hills  and 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy.  [plains. 

3  No  more  let  sin  and  sorrow  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  lus  love. 

98.  SECOND  PART.    8s  7s  & 4s.   Pratt's  C. 

1  SONGS  anew  of  honour  framing, 

Sing  ye  to  the  Lord  alone ; 
All  his  wondrous  works  proclaiming- 
Jesus,  wondrous  works  hath  done  ! 

Glorious  victory 

His  right  hand  and  arm  have  won. 

2  Now  he  bids  his  great  salvation 

Through  the  heathen  lands  be  told  : 
Tidings  spread  through  every  nation, 
And  his  acts  of  grace  unfold : 

All  the  heathen 

Shall  his  righteousness  behold. 

3  Shout  aloud— and  hail  the  Saviour ; 

Jesus,  Lord  of  all  proclaim ! 
As  ye  triumph  in  his  favour, 
All  ye  lands  declare  his  fame : 

Loud  rejoicing 

Shout  the  honours  of  his  name ! 

99.  S.  M.    Watts. 
Holiness  of  God. 

1  EXALT  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  worship  at  his  feet ; 
His  nature  is  all  holiness, 
And  mercy  is  his  seat. 

2  When  Israel  was  his  church, 

When  Aaron  was  his  priest, 
When  Moses  cried — when  Samuel  prayed 
He  gave  his  people  rest. 


92  PSALMS. 

3  Oft  he  forgave  their  sins, 

Nor  would  destroy  their  race ; 
And  oft  he  made  his  vengeance  known, 
When  they  abused  his  grace. 

4  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

Whose  grace  is  still  the  same ; 
Still  he  's  a  God  of  holiness, 
And  jealous  for  his  name. 

100.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Tate  &  Brady. 
All  nations  exhorted  to  adoration  and  praise 

1  WITH  one  consent,  let  all  the  earth, 

To  God  their  cheerful  voices  raise ; 
Glad  homage  pay,  with  awful  mirth, 
And  sing  before  him  songs  of  praise. 

2  Convinced  that  he  is  God  alone, 

From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed  ; 
We,  whom  he  chooses  for  his  own, 
The  flock  which  he  vouchsafes  to  feed 

3  Oh  enter  then  his  temple  gate, 

Thence  to  his  courts  devoutly  press  ; 
And  still  your  grateful  hymns  repeat, 
And  stiil  his  name  with  praises  bless. 

4  For  he  's  the  Lord — supremely  good, 

His  mercy  is  for  ever  sure ; 
His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 
To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 

100.     SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts 

1  YE  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 

Before  the  Lord,  your  sovereign  King ; 

Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice, 

With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  sing. 

2  The  Lord  is  God — 'tis  he  alone 

Doth  life,  and  breath,  and  being  give : 
We  are  his  work— and  not  our  own, 
The  sheep  that  on  his  pastures  live. 

3  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy, 

With  praises  to  his  courts  repair  ; 
And  make  it  your  divine  employ, 
To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there. 

4  The  Lord  is  good — the  Lord  is  kind ; 

Great  is  his  grace— his  mercy  sure ; 


PSALMS.  93 

And  all  the  race  of  man  shall  find 
His  truth  from  age  to  age  endure. 

100.      THIRD  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 

Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy : 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 
He  can  create — and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay — and  formed  US/  men ; 
And  when,  like  wandering  sheep  we  strayed , 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people — we  his  care — 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame  : 
What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  1 

4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates,  with  thankful  songs, 

High,  as  the  heaven,  our  voices  raise  ; 
And  earth,  with  all  her  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

5  Wide — as  the  world — is  thy  command, 

Vast — as  eternity — thy  love ; 
Firm — as  a  rock — thy  truth  shall  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

100.  FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Wragham. 

1  O  ALL  ye  lands,  in  God  rejoice, 

To  him  your  thanks  belong ; 
In  strains  of  gladness,  raise  your  voice, 
In  loud  and  joyful  song. 

2  Oh,  enter  ye  his  courts  with  praise, 

His  love  to  all  proclaim ; 
To  God  the  song  of  triumph  raise, 
And  magnify  his  name. 

3  For  he  is  gracious,  just,  and  good ; 

His  mercy  ever  sure, 
Through  ages  past  has  ever  stood, 
And  ever  shall  endure. 

100.      FIFTH  PART.     S.  M.    Dwight. 
1  SING  to  the  Lord  most  high ; 

Let  every  land  adore  ; 
With  grateful  heart  and  voice  make  known 

His  goodness  and  his  power. 


94  _  PSALMS. 

2  Enter  his  courts  with  joy; 

With  fear  address  the  Lord  ; 
'Twas  he,  who  formed  us  with  his  hand, 
And  quickened  by  his  word. 

3  His  hands  provide  our  food, 

And  every  blessing  give  ; 
We're  guarded  by  his  daily  care, 
And  on  his  bounty  live. 

4  Good  is  the  Lord  our  God ; 

His  truth  and  mercy  sure  ; 
And  while  eternity  shall  last, 
His  promises  endure. 

102.    FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Human  Frailty  and  Divine  Immutability. 

1  GREAT  Former  of  this  various  frame  ! 
Our  souls  adore  thine  awful  name ; 
And  bow,  and  tremble,  while  we  praise 
The  Ancient  of  eternal  days. 

2  Beyond  an  angel's  vision  bright 
Thou  dwell'st  in  self-existent  light ; 
Which  shines  with  undiminished  ray, 
While  suns  and  worlds  in  smoke  decay. 

3  Our  days  a  transient  period  run, 
And  change  with  every  circling  sun ; 
And,  in  the  firmest  state  we  boast, 

A  moth  can  crush  us  into  dust. 

4  But  let  the  creatures  fall  around  ; 
Let  death  consign  us  to  the  ground  ; 
Let  the  last  general  flame  arise, 
And  melt  the  arches  of  the  skies ; 

5  Calm  as  the  summer's  ocean,  we 
Can  all  the  wreck  of  nature  see, 
While  grace  secures  us  an  abode, 
Unshaken  as  the  throne  of  God. 

102.     SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  IT  is  the  Lord,  our  Saviour's  hand 

Impairs  our  strength  amid  the  race 
Disease  and  death,  at  his  command, 
Arrest  us,  and  cut  short  our  days. 

2  Spare  us,  O  Lord,  aloud  we  pray, 

Nor  let  our  sun  go  down  at  noon : 


PSALMS.  y& 

Thy  years  are  one  eternal  day, 
And  must  thy  children  die  so  soon? 

3  Yet,  in  the  midst  of  death  and  grief, 

This  thought  our  sorrows  shall  assuage 
"  Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  lives ; 
Thou  art  the  same  through  every  age." 

4  Before  thy  face,  thy  church  shall  live, 

And  on  thy  throne  thy  children  reign ; 
This  fading  world  shall  they  survive, 
And  rise  to  glorious  life  again. 

102.  THIRD  PART.  CM.  Tate  &  Brady. 

L  WHEN  we  pour  out  our  souls  in  prayer, 
Do  thou,  great  God  !  attend ; 
To  thy  eternal  throne  of  grace 
Oh  let  our  cries  ascend. 

2  Hide  not,  O  Lord,  thy  glorious  face, 

In  times  of  deep  distress ; 
Incline  thine  ear,  and  when~we  call, 
Our  sorrows  soon  redress. 

3  Our  days,  just  hastening  to  their  end, 

Are  like  an  evening  shade ; 
Our  beauty  does,  like  withered  grass, 
With  waning  lustre  fade. 

4  But  thy  eternal  state,  O  Lord ! 

No  length  of  time  shall  waste  ; 
The  memory  of  thy  wondrous  works 
From  age  to  age  shall  last. 

102.  FOURTH  PART.  C.  M.  Tate  &  Brady. 

1  Through  endless  years,  thou  art  the  same, 

O  thou  eternal  God  ! 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  tell  thy  works  abroad. 

2  The  strong  foundations  of  the  earth 

Of  old  by  thee  were  laid ; 
By  thee  the  beauteous  arch  of  heaven 
With  matchless  skill  was  made. 

3  Soon  shall  this  goodly  frame  of  things, 

Formed  by  thy  powerful  hand, 
Be,  like  a  vesture,  laid  aside, 
And  changed  at  thy  command. 


96  PSALMS. 

1  But  thy  perfections  all  divine, 

Eternal  as  thy  days, 
Through  everlasting  ages  shine, 

With  andiminished  rays. 
102.        FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  LET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice — 

Behold  the  promised  hour : 
Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice, 
And  comes  t'  exalt  his  power. 

2  Her  dust  and  rains  that  remain 

Are  precious  in  his  eyes : 
Those  ruins  shall  be  built  again, 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 

3  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 

And  stand  in  glory  there  : 
Nations  shall  bow  before  his  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 

4  He  sits  a  sovereign  on  his  throne, 

With  pity  in  his  eyes : 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners'  groan, 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 

5  He  frees  the  soul  condemned  to  death ; 

Nor  when  his  saints  complain, 
Shall  it  be  said  that  praying  breath 
Was  ever  spent  in  vain. 

6  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead, 

And  left  on  long  record, 
That  ages  yet  unborn  may  read, 
And  praise,  and  trust  the  Lord. 

102.      SIXTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Divine  aid  implored  in  Times  of  Extreme 

1  HEAR  us,  O  God,  nor  hide  thy  face, 

But  answer  lest  we  die  : 
Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace, 
To  hear  when  sinners  cry  1 

2  As  on  some  lonely  building's  top, 

The  sparrow  tells  her  moan — 
Far  from  the  tents  of  joy  and  hope, 
We  sit  and  grieve  alone. 

3  But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same 

O  our  eternal  God ! 


PSALMS.  97 

Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 

4  Thou  wilt  arise,  and  show  thy  face, 

Nor  will  our  Lord  delay 
Beyond  th'  appointed  hour  of  grace, 
That  long  expected  day. 

5  He  hears  his  saints— he  knows  then-  cry, 

And  by  mysterious  ways, 
Redeems  the  prisoners,  doomed  to  die, 
And  fills  their  tongues  with  praise. 

103.      FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
The  Goodness  and  Mercy  of  God  celebrated. 

1  BLESS,  O  our  souls,  the  living  God, 
Call  home  our  thoughts  that  rove  abroad ; 
Let  all  the  powers  within  us  join, 

In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Bless,  O  our  souls,  the  God  of  grace : 
His  favours  claim  our  highest  praise : 
Let  not  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot. 

3  'Tis  he,  our  souls,  that  sent  his  Son 

To  die  for  crimes  which  we  have  done : 
He  owns  the  ransom — and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

4  Let  every  land  his  power  confess, 
Let  all  the  earth  adore  his  grace : 

Our  hearts  and  tongues  with  rapture  join, 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

103.  SECOND  PART.  L.  M.  Pratt's  Col. 

1  OUR  souls  with  humble  fervour  raise 
To  God  the  voice  of  grateful  praise ; 
Let  every  mental  power  combine, 

To  bless  his  attributes  divine. 

2  Deep  on  our  hearts  let  memory  trace 
His  acts  of  mercy  and  of  grace ; 
Who  with  a  father's  tender  care, 
Saved  us  when  sinking  in  despair  ;- 

3  Gave  our  repentant  souls  to  prove 
The  joy  of  his  forgiving  love  ; 
Poured  balm  into  each  bleeding  breast, 
And  led  our  weary  feet  to  rest. 

G 


98  PSALMS. 

103.       THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  OH !  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Let  all  within  me  join, 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
Whose  favours  are  divine. 

2  Oh  ^bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Forgotten  in  unthankfulness, 
And  without  praises  die. 

3  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins — 

'Tis  he  relieves  thy  pain — 
'Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  gives  thee  strength  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love, 

When  ransomed  from  the  grave  ; 
He,  who  redeemed  my  soul  from  hell, 
Hath  sovereign  power  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  poor  with  good  ; 

He  gives  the  sufferers  rest : 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  the  proud, 

And  justice  for  the  oppressed. 
(5  His  wondrous  works  and  ways 

He  made  by  Moses  known  ; 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 

By  his  beloved  Son. 
7  Oh !  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 

Let  all  within  me  join, 
And  aid  my  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 

Whose  favours  are  divine. 

103.  FOURTH  PART.  S.  M.  Montgomery. 
i  OH  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 

His  grace  to  thee  proclaim : 
And  all  that  is  within  me  join 

To  bless  his  holy  name. 

2  Oh  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ; 

His  mercies  hear  in  mind ; 
Forget  not  all  his  benefits : 
The  Lord  to  thee  is  kind. 

3  He  will  not  always  chide  ; 

He  will  with  patience  wait ; 
His  wrath  is  ever  slow  to  rise, 
And  ready  to  abate. 


PSALMS.  99 

4  He  pardons  all  thy  sins, 

Prolongs  thy  feeble  breath ; 
He  healeth  thine  infirmities, 
And  ransoms  thee  from  death. 

5  Then  bless  his  holy  name, 

Whose  grace  has  made  thee  whole ; 
Whose  loving  kindness  crowns  thy  days ; 
Oh  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul ! 

103.  FIFTH  PART.    S.  M.    Watts.  . 

1  OUR  souls,  repeat  his  praise, 

Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  His  power  subdues  our  sins, 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

3  High  as  the  heavens  are  raised 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

104.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

Praise  to  the  Creator. 

1  LONG  as  I  live,  all-bounteous  Lord ! 
My  song  thy  glories  shall  record ; 

Thy  praise,  my  God,  shall  fill  the  strain, 
While  life  or  being  shall  remain. 

2  Sweet  are  the  thoughts  which  fill  my  breast, 
When  on  thy  various  works  they  rest : 
God,  my  Creator,  lifts  my  voice : 

In  God,  my  Saviour,  I  rejoice ! 

3  Soon  shall  his  arm  his  foes  dismay, 
And  sweep  the  guilty  race  away  : 
And  while  his  church  his  power  adore, 
The  wicked  sink  to  rise  no  more. 

4  Then,  O  my  soul,  Jehovah  bless, 
His  providence  and  grace  confess  : 
Let  all  his  works  their  tribute  raise, 
And  triumph  in  Jehovah's  praise.      , 


100  PSALMS. 

104.  SECOND  PART.  10s  &  lis.  Spirit,  &c 

1  OH  praise  ye  the  Lord,  his  greatness  pro- 

claim ; 
Jehovah,  our  God,  how  awful  thy  name  ! 
How  vast  is  thy  power,  thy  glory  how  great ; 
Lo,  myriads  of  spirits  thy  mandates  await ! 

2  Thy  canopy's  heaven,  in  splendor  so  bright; 
Thy  chariot  the  clouds,  thy  garment  the  light; 

The  works  of  creation  thy  bidding  perform ; 
Thou  ridest  the  whirlwind,  directestthe  storm. 

3  What  wisdom  is  shown,  what  power  dis- 

played 
In  all  that  thy  hand  hath  fashioned  and  made! 
The  earth  full  of  riches,  in  beauty  complete ; 
The  fathomless  ocean,  with  wonders  replete. 

4  O  thou,  our  great  God  ;  Redeemer  and  King, 
With  hearts  full  of  love,  to  thee  will  we  sing ; 

To  life's  latest  moment  our  voices  we'll  raise, 
And  join  the  full  chorus  of  blessing  and  praise. 

105.  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.  Tate  &  Brady. 

Exhortation  to  Praise. 

1  Oh  render  thanks,  and  bless  the  Lord, 

Invoke  his  sacred  name ; 
Acquaint  the  nations  with  his  deeds, 
His  matchless  deeds  proclaim. 

2  Sing  to  his  praise  in  lofty  hymns, 

His  wondrous  works  rehearse ; 
Make  them  the  theme  of  your  discourse, 
And  subject  of  your  verse. 

3  Rejoice  in  his  almighty  name, 

Alone  to  be  adored  ; 
And  let  their  hearts  o'erflow  with  joy, 
Who  humbly  seek  the  Lord. 

105.    SECOND  PART.    C.  JUL    Watts. 
The  faithfulness  of  God  celebrated. 

1  Give  thanks  to  God — invoke  his  name, 

And  tell  the  world  his  grace ; 
Sound  through  the  earth  his  deeds  of  fame 
That  all  may  seek  his  face. 

2  His  covenant,  which  he  kept  in  mind 

For  numerous  ages  past, 


PSALMS.  101 

To  numerous  ages  yet  behind 
In  equal  force  shall  last 
3  He  swore  to  Abraham  and  his  seed, 
And  made  the  blessing  sure : 
Gentiles,the  ancient  promise  read, 
And  find  his  truth  endure. 
i  Then  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 
The  church  renounce  her  fear ; 
Israel  shall  live  through  every  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 
106.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Tate  &  Brady. 
God  praised  for  his  Works  of  Goodness. 

1  OH  render  thanks  to  God  above, 

The  fountain  of  eternal  love ; 
Whose  mercy  firm,  through  ages  past, 
Has  stood,  and  shall  for  ever  last. 

2  Who  can  his  mighty  deeds  express, 

Not  only  vast — but  numberless  1 
What  mortal  eloquence  can  raise 
His  tribute  of  immortal  praise  1 

3  Extend  to  me  that  favour,  Lord, 

Thou  to  thy  chosen  dost  afford ; 
When  thou  return'st  to  set  them  free, 
Let  thy  salvation  visit  me. 

4  Oh  render  thanks  to  God  above, 

The  fountain  of  eternal  love ; 
Whose  mercy  firm,  through  ages  past, 
Has  stood,  and  shall  for  ever  last. 

106.  SECOND  PART.    L.  M."  Watts. 

1  TO  God  the  great,  the  ever  blest, 

Let  songs  of  honour  be  addressed ; 
His  mercy  firm  for  ever  stands ; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

2  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways  1 

Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise  1 — 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  fear  thee  still, 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  will. 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 

For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed ; 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace. 


102  PSALMS. 

4  Oh  may  I  see  thy  tribes  rejoice, 

And  aid  their  triumphs  with  my  voice: 
This  is  my  glory,  Lord,  to  be 
Joined  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 
107.      FIRST  PART.     L.  M.     Watts. 
Providential  Goodness  Celebrated. 

1  GIVE  thanks  to  God — he  reigns  above ; 

Kind  are  hrs  thoughts — his  name  is  love; 
His  mercy  ages  past  have  known, 
And  ages  long  to  come  shall  own. 

2  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way ; 

He  guides  our  footsteps,  lest  we  stray; 
He  guards  us  with  a  powerful  har.d, 
And  brings  us  to  the  heavenly  land. 

3  Oh  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 

The  truth  and  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
How  great  his  works  !  how  kind  his  ways ! 
Let  every  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

107.  SECOND  PART.  C.  M.    Weagham. 

1  OH  praise  the  Lord— for  he  is  good, 

In  him  we  rest  obtain ; 
His  mercy  has  through  ages  stood, 
And  ever  shall  remain. 

2  Let  all  the  people  of  the  Lord 

His  praises  spread  around ; 
Let  them  his  grace  and  love  record, 
Who  have  salvation  found. 

3  Now  let  the  east  in  him  rejoice, 

The  west  its  tribute  bring, 
The  north  and  south  lift  up  their  voice 
In  honour  of  their  King. 

4  Oh  praise  the  Lord — for  he  is  good, 

In  him  we  rest  obtain ; 
His  mercy  has  through  ages  stood, 
And  ever  shall  remain. 

108.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Wragham. 

General  Praise  to  God. 
t  My  heart  is  fixed  on  thee,  my  God, 
Thy  sacred  truth  I'll  spread  abroad  ; 
My  soul  shall  rest  on  thee  alone, 
And  make  thy  loving-kindness  known. 


PSALMS.  103 

2  Awake  my  .glory — wake  my  lyre, 

To  songs  of  praise  my  tongue  inspire ; 
With  morning's  earliest  dawn  arise, 
And  swell  your  musick  to  the  skies. 

3  With  those  who  in  thy  grace  abound, 
I'll  spread  thy  fame  the  earth  around  ; 
Till  every  land,  with  thankful  voice, 
Shall  in  thy  holy  name  rejoice. 

108.  SECOND  PART.  C.  M.  Tate&Bkady. 

1  O  God,  our  hearts  are  fully  bent 

To  magnify  thy  name  ; 
Our  tongues,  with  cheerful  songs  of  praise, 
Shall  celebrate  thy  fame. 

2  To  all  the  listening  tribes,  O  Lord, 

Thy  wonders  we  will  tell ; 
And  to  those  nations  sing  thy  praise. 
That  round  about  us  dwell. 

3  Thy  mercy,  in  its  boundless  height, 

The  highest  heaven  transcends ; 
And  far  beyond  th'  aspiring  clouds 
Thy  faithful  truth  extends, 

4  Be  thou,  O  God,  exalted  high 

Above  the  starry  frame  ; 
And  let  the  world,  with  one  consent, 
Confess  thy  glorious  name. 
108.      THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Barlow. 

1  AWAKE,  our  souls,  to  sound  his  praise, 

Awake,  our  harp,  to  sing ; 
Join,  all  our  powers,  the  song  to  raise, 
And  morning  incense  bring. 

2  Among  the  people  of  his  care, 

And  through  the  nations  round, 
Glad  songs  of  praise  will  we  prepare, 
And  there  his  name  resound. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  our  God, 

Above  the  starry  frame  ; 
Diffuse  thy  heavenly  grace  abroad, 
And  teach  the  world  thy  name. 

4  So  shall  thy  chosen  sons  rejoice, 

And  throng  thy  courts  above ; 
While  sinners  hear  thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  taste  redeeming  love. 


104  PSALMS. 

110.      FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Christ  exalted  as  a  King  and  Saviour. 

1  THUS  God  the  eternal  father,  spake 

To  Christ  the  Son — "Ascend  and  sit 
At  my  right  hand,  till  I  shall  make 
Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet. 

2  From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed : 

Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 
Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed. 
And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command. 

3  That  day  shall  show  thy  power  is  great, 

When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds 
And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple-gate, 
Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines." 

4  O  blessed  power  !  O  glorious  day  ! 

How  large  a  victory  shall  ensue  ! 
And  converts,  who  thy  grace  obey, 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew. 

110.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  JESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne, 

And  near  thy  Father  sit ; 
In  Zion  shall  thy  power  be  known, 
And  make  thy  foes  submit. 

2  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  do ! 

Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  numerous  drops  of  morning  dew, 
And  own  thy  sovereign  grace. 

3  Jesus,  our  priest,  for  ever  lives 

To  plead  for  us  above ; 
Jesus,  our  king,  for  ever  gives 
The  blessings  of  his  love. 

4  God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head, 

And  his  high  thi-one  maintain ; 
Shall  strike  the  powers  and  princes  dead, 
'  Who  dare  oppose  his  reign. 

111.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.  Tate  &  Brady. 

Tlie  works  and  grace  of  God  Celebrated. 
I  SONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 

To  my  almighty  God  ; 
He  has  my  heart^— and  he  my  tongue, 

To  spread  his  name  abroad. 


PSALMS.  105 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought ! 

How  glorious  in  our  sight ! 
And  men  in  every  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

3  When  he  redeemed  his  chosen  sons, 

He  fixed  his  covenant  sure : 
The  orders  that  his  lips  pronounce 
To  endless  years  endure. 

111.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  GREAT  is  the  Lord— his  works  of  might 

Demand  our  noblest  songs ; 

Oh  let  th'  assembled  saints  unite 

Their  harmony  of  tongues. 

2  Great  is  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  ! 

He  gives  his  children  food ; 

And  ever  mindful  of  his  word, 

He  makes  his  promise  good. 

3  His  Son,  the  gi-eat  Redeemer,  came 

To  seal  his  covenant  sure ; 

Holy  and  reverend  is  Ms  name, 

His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 

4  Great  is  the  Lord— his  works  of  might 

Demand  our  noblest  songs ; 

Oh  let  th'  assembled  saints  unite 

Their  harmony  of  tongues. 

112.  FHIST  PART.  L.M.  Tate  &  Brady. 

Blessedness  of  Fearing  and  Obeying  God. 

1  THAT  man  is  blest,  who  stands  in  awe 
Of  God,  and  loves  his  sacred  law ; 

His  seed  on  earth  shall  be  renowned, 
And  with  successive  honours  crowned. 

2  The  soul  that's  filled  with  virtue's  light. 
Shines  brightest  in  affliction's  night ; 
His  conscience  bears  his  courage  up, 
He  sees  in  darkness  beams  of  hope. 

3  Beset  with  threatening  dangers  round, 
Unmoved  shall  he  maintain  his  ground ; 
The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  j.ust 
Shall  flourish,  when  he  sleeps  in  dust. 


106  PSALMS. 

112.    SECOND  PART.  L.  M.  Watts. 

1  Thrice  happy  man  !  who  fears  the  Lord. 
Loves  his  commands — and  trusts  his  word. : 
Honour  and  peace  his  days  attend, 

And  blessings  on  his  seed  descend. 

2  Compassion  dwells  upon  his  mind, 
To  works  of  mercy  still  inclined ; 
He  lends  the  poor  some  present  aid, 
Or  gives  them  not  to  be  repaid. 

3  His  soul,  well  fixed  upon  the  Lord, 
Draws  heavenly  courage  from  his  word  : 
Amid  the  darkness  light  shall  rise, 

To  cheer  his  heart,  and  bless  his  eyes. 

4  He  hath  dispersed  his  alms  abroad, 
His  works  are  still  before  his  God ; 
His  name  on  earth  shall  long  remain, 
Nor  shall  his  hope  of  heaven  be  vain. 

112.  THIRD  PART.  C.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps 

1  HAPPY  the  children  of  the  Lord, 

Who,  walking  in  his  sight, 
Make  all  the  precepts  of  his  word 
Their  study  and  delight. 

2  That  precious  wealth  shall  be  their  dower 

Which  cannot  know  decay, 
Which  moth  or  rust  shall  ne'er  devour, 
Nor  spoiler  take  away. 

3  For  them  that  heavenly  light  shall  spread, 

Whose  cheering  rays  illume 
The  darkest  hours  of  life,  and  shed 
A  halo  round  the  tomb. 

4  Their  works  of  piety  and  love, 

Performed  through  Christ  their  Lord, 
For  ever  registered  above, 
Shall  meet  a  sure  reward. 
112.    FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  HAPPY  is  he  who  fears  the  Lord, 

And  follows  his  commands  ; 
Who  lends  the  poor  without  reward, 
Or  gives  with  liberal  hands. 

2  As  pity  dwells  within  his  breast 

To  all  the  sons  of  need ; 
So  God  shall  answer  his  request 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 


PSALMS.  107 

3  In  times  of  danger  and  distress, 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine, 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  give  him  peace  divine. 

4  His  works  of  piety  and  love 

Remain  before  "the  Lord ; 
Honour  on  earth,  and  joys  above, 
Shall  be  his  sure  reward. 

llo.  *L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Exhortation  to  universal  Praise. 

1  O  ALL  ye  people — shout  and  sing 
Hosannas  to  your  heavenly  King ; 
Where'er  the  sun's  bright  glories  shine, 
Ye  nations,  praise  his  name  divine. 

2  High  on  his  everlasting  throne, 
He  reigns  almighty  and  alone ; 
Yet  we,  on  earth,  with  angels  share 
His  kind  regard — his  tender  care. 

3  Rejoice,  ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Spread  wide  Jehovah's  name  abroad  ; 
Oh  praise  our  God — his  power  adore, 
From  age  to  age — from  shore  to  shore. 

116.    FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Doddridge. 
God  our  Deliverer. 

1  GREAT  Source  of  life !  our  souls  confess, 
The  various  riches  of  thy  grace ; 
Crowned  with  thy  mercy,  we  rejoice, 
And  in  thy  praise  exalt  our  voice. 

2  By  thee  heaven's  shining  arch  was  spread  ; 
By  thee  were  earth's  foundations  laid ; 
And  all  the  charms  of  man's  abode 
Proclaim  the  wise,  the  gracious  God. 

3  Thy  tender  hand  restores  our  breath, 
When  trembling  on  the  verge  of  death ; 
Gently  it  wipes  away  our  tears, 

And  lengthens  life  to  future  years. 

4  These  lives  are  sacred  to  the  Lord  ; 
Kindled  by  him,  by  him  restored  ; 
And,  while  our  hours  renew  their  race, 
Still  would  we  walk  before  his  face. 


108  PSALMS. 

5  So  when,  by  him,  our  souls  are  led 
Through  unknown  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  joy  triumphant,  may  we  move 
To  seats  of  nobler  life  above  ! 

116.  SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Doddridge. 
The  Rest  of  the  grateful  Soul. 

1  RETURN,  my  soul,  and  seek  thy  rest 
Upon  thy  heavenly  Father's  breast : 
Indulge  me,  Lord,  in  that  repose 

The  soul  which  loves  thee  only  knows. 

2  Safe  in  thy  care,  I  fear  no  more 

The  tempest's  howl,  the  billows'  roar : 
Those  storms  must  shake  the  Almighty's 
Which  violate  the  saints'  retreat.        [seat, 

3  Thy  bounties,  Lord,  to  me  surmount 
The  power  of  language  to  recount ; 
From  morning  dawn  the  setting  sun 
Sees  but  my  work  of  praise  begun. 

4  Rich  in  ten  thousand  gifts  possessed, 
In  future  hopes  moi-e  richly  blessed, 
I  '11  sit  and  sing,  till  death  shall  raise 
A  note  of  more  proportioned  praise. 

116.       THIRD  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Thankful  acknowledgment  of  God's  goodness. 

1  WE  love  the  Lord — he  heard  our  cries, 

And  pitied  every  groan ; 
Long  as  we  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
We'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  We  love  the  Lord — he  bowed  his  ear, 

And  chased  our  grief  away : 
Oh  let  our  hearts  no  more  despair, 
While  we  have  breath  to  pray. 

3  The  Lord  beheld  us  sore  distressed, 

He  bade  our  pains  remove ; 
Return,  our  souls,  to  God,  your  rest, 
For  you  have  known  his  love. 

116.    FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
1  WHAT  shall  we  render  to  our  God 

For  all  his  kindness  shown  1 — 
Our  feet  shall  visit  thine  abode, 

Our  songs  address  thy  throne. 


PSALMS.  109 

2  Among  the  saints,  that  fill  thy  house, 

My  offering  shall  be  paid ; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

3  How  much  is  mercy  thy  delight, 

Thou  ever-blessed  God ! 
How  dear  thy  servants  in  thy  sight ! 
How  precious  is  their  blood  ! 

4  How  happy  all  thy  servants  are ! 

How  great  thy  grace  to  me  ! 
My  life,  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord  I  devote  to  thee. 

5  Now  I  am  thine— for  ever  thine, 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move ; 
Thy  hand  has  loosed  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me  with  thy  love. 

6  Here,  in  thy  courts,  I  leave  my  vow, 

And  thy  rich  grace  record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  now, 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord. 

117.       FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

Exhortation  to  universal  Praise. 

1  FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise, 

Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies.  Lord, 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word  ; 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

3  Your  lofty  themes,  ye  mortals,  bring, 
In  songs  of  praise  divinely  sing  : 
The  great  salvation  loud  proclaim, 
And  shout  for  joy  the  Saviour's  name. 

4  In  every  land  begin  the  song : 
To  every  land  the  strains  belong ; 
In  cheerful  sounds  all  voices  raise, 
And  fill  the  world  with  loudest  praise. 

117.     SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
1  O  ALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord, 

Each  with  a  different  tongue  ; 
In  every  language  learn  his  word, 

And  let  his  name  be  sung. 


110  PSALMS. 

2  His  mercy  reigns  through  every  land- 
Proclaim  his  grace  abroad : 
For  ever  firm  his  truth  shall  stand — 
Praise  ye  the  faithful  God. 

117.  THIRD  PART.  C.  M.  Tate  &  Brady. 

1  WITH  cheerful  notes,  let  all  the  earth 

To  heaven  their  voices  raise  ; 

Let  all,  inspired  with  godly  mirth, 

Sing  solemn  hymns  of  praise. 

2  God's  tender  mercy  knows  no  bound ; 

His  truth  shall  ne'er  decay ; 
Then  let  the  willing  nations  round 
Their  grateful  tribute  pay. 

117.  FOURTH  PART.  S.  M.  Pratt's  Coll 

1  LET  songs  of  endless  praise 

From  every  nation  rise  ; 
Let  all  the  lands  their  tribute  raise, 
To  God,  who  rules  the  skies. 

2  His  mercy  and  his  love 

Are  boundless  as  his  name ; 
And  all  eternity  shall  prove 
His  truth  remains  the  same.  ' 

117.  FIFTH  PART.    7s.    Montgomery 

1  ALL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord, 

All  ye  lands,  your  voices  raise  ; 

Heaven  and  earth,  with  loud  accord, 

Praise  the  Lord — for  ever  praise. 

2  For  his  truth  and  mercy  stand, 

Past,  and  present,  and  to  be, 
Like  the  years  of  his  right  hand, 
Like  his  own  eternity. 

3  Praise  him,  ye  who  know  his  love ; 

Praise  him,  from  the  depths  beneath  ; 
Praise  him  in  the  heights  above  ; 
Praise  your  Maker,  all  that  breathe  ! 

118.  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Christ  the  Author  of  Salvation. 

1  LO,  what  a  glorious  corner-stone 
The  builders  did  refuse ! 


PSALMS.  Ill 

Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  Great  God  the  work  is  all  divine, 

The  wonder  of  our  eyes  ! 
This  is  the  day,  that  proves  it  thine, 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

3  Sinners,  rejoice — and  saints,  be  glad ; 

The  Saviour's  name  be  blest ; 
Let  endless  honours  on  his  head, 
With  joy,  and  glory,  rest. 

4  In  God's  own  name,  he  comes  to  bring 

Salvation  to  our  race : 
Oh  let  the  church  address  her  King, 
With  holy  songs  of  praise. 

118.    SECOND  PART.    CM.    Watts. 
Celebration  of  Christ's  Resurrection. 

1  THIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 

He  calls  the  hours  his  own ; 
Let  heaven  rejoice — let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  his  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose,  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  all  his  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  the  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son; 
Help  us,  O  Lord — descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  be  the  Lord — who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace ; 
Who  comes,  in  God  his  Father's  name, 
To  save  pur  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains, 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise ; 
The  highest  heavens,  in  which  he  reigns ; 
Shall  give  him  nobler  praise. 

118.  THntD  PART.  C.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Pa. 
1  THIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made : 

O  earth,  rejoice  and  sing; 
Let  songs  of  triumph  hail  the  morn, 

Hosanna  to  our  King ! 


112  -     PSALMS. 

2  The  stone  the  builders  set  at  naught, 

That  stone  has  now  become 
The  sure  foundation,  and  the  strength 
Of  Zion's  heavenly  dome. 

3  Christ  is  that  stone,  rejected  once, 

And  numbered  with  the  slain ; 
Now  raised  in  glory,  o'er  his  church 
Eternally  to  reign. 

4  This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made : 

O  earth,  rejoice  and  sing ; 
With  songs  of  triumph  hail  the  morn, 
Hosanna  to  our  King  ! 

118.     FOURTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Thankful  acknowledgment  of  Divine  Aid. 

1  THE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now, 

Nor  is  my  faith  afraid 
Of  what  the  sons  of  earth  can  do, 
Since  he  affords  me  aid. 

2  'Tis  safer,  Lord,  to  trust  in  thee, 

And  have  my  God  my  friend, 
Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree, 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

3  'Tis  through  the  Lord,  my  heart  is  strong. 

In  him  my  lips  rejoice ; 
While  his  salvation  is  my  song, 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice. 

4  Joy  to  the  saints,  and  peace  belongs— 

The  Lord  protects  their  days : 
Let  Zion  tune  immortal  songs 
To  his  almighty  grace. 
118.     FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Christ  the  foundation  of  his  Church. 

1  BEHOLD  the  sure  foundation  stone, 

Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 
To  build  our  heavenly  hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  of  God — to  sinners  dear — 

Let  saints  adore  the  name ; 
They  trust  their  whole  salvation  here, 
Nor  shall  they  suffer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribe  and  priest, 

Reject  it  with  disdain ; 


PSALMS.  113 

Yet  on  this  rock  the  church  shall  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 
4  What  though  the  gates  of  hell  withstood, 
Yet  must  this  building  rise : 
'Tis  thine  own  work,  Almighty  God, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

118.  SIXTH  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  SEE  what  a  living  stone 

The  builders  did  refuse ; — 
Yet  God  hath  built  his  church  thereon, 
In  spite  of  envious  Jews. 

2  The  scribe  and  angry  priest 

Reject  thine  only  Son  : 
Yet  on  this  rock  shall  Zion  rest, 
As  the  chief  corner-stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes ; 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

4  This  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made  : — 
Let  us  rejoice — and  sing — and  pray — 
Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5  Hosanna  to  the  King, 

Of  David's  royal  blood ; — 
Bless  him,  ye  saints — he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 

6  We  bless  thy  holy  word, 

Which  all  this  grace  displays ; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

119.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Departure  from  God  deplored. 

1  WE  all,  O  Lord,  have  gone  astray, 
And  wandered  from  thy  heavenly  way: 
The  wild?  -tf  sin  our  feet  have  trod, 
Far  from  the  paths  of  thee  our  God. 

2  Hear  us  great  Shepherd  of  thy  sheep  ! 
Our  wanderings  heal — our  footsteps  keep. 
We  seek  thy  sheltering  fold  again ; 

Nor  shall  we  seek  thee-.  Lord,  in  vain. 


114  PSALMS. 

3  Teach  us  to  know  and  love  thy  way  ; 
And  grant,  to  life's  remotest  day, 
By  thine  unerring  guidance  led, 
Our  willing  feet  thy  paths  may  tread. 

119.     SECOND  PART.    CM,    Watts. 
The  blessedness  of  fearing  and  obeying  God, 

1  BLEST  are  the  undefiled  in  heart, 

Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean ; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 
But  fly  from  every  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practise  thy  commands ; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  thee,  \i  >n?. 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 

3  Great  is  their  peace,  who  love  thy  law ; 

How  firm  their  souls  abide ! 
Nor  can  a  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 

4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 

And  keep  my  face  from  shame, 
When  all  thy  statutes  1  obey, 
And  honour  all  thy  name. 

119.       THIRD  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Communion  with  God. 

1  TO  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 

Our  gracious  God,  we  pray ; 
We  meditate  thy  name  by  night, 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 

2  Our  spirits  faint  to  see  thy  grace — 

Thy  promise  bears  us  up  ; 
And  while  salvation  long  delays, 
Thy  word  supports  our  hope 

3  When  midnight  darkness  veils  the  skies, 

We  call  thy  works  to  mind  ; 
Our  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise, 
And  sweet  acceptance  find. 
119.     FOURTH  PART.    CM.    Watts. 

Delight  in  God  and  in  his  Word. 
1  THOU  art  our  portion,  O  our  God  ; 
Soon  as  we  know  thy  way, 
Our  hearts  make  haste  t'  obey  thy  word, 
And  suffer  no  delay. 


PSALMS.  115 

2  We  choose  the  path  of  heavenly  truth, 

And  glory  in  each  choice  ; 

Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 

Could  make  us  so  rejoice. 

3  Thy  precepts  and  thy  heavenly  grace 

We  set  before  our  eyes ; 
•  Hence  we  derive  our  daily  strength, 
And  there  our  comfort  lies. 

4  If  once  we  wander  from  thy  path, 

We  think  upon  our  ways  ; 
Then  turn  our  feet  to  thy  commands, 
And  trust  thy  pardoning  grace. 

5  Now  we  are  thine — for  ever  thine — 

Oh  save  thy  servants,  Lord  ! 
Thou  art  our  shield — our  hiding  place — 
Our  hope  is  in  thy  word. 
119.       FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  HOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts 

And  guard  their  lives  from  sin  1 
Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts, 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  'Tis  like  the  sun — a  heavenly  light, 

That  guides  us  all  the  day  ; 
And,  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

3  Thy  precepts  make  us  truly  wise ; 

We  hate  the  sinner's  road  ; 
We  hate  our  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  law,  our  God. 

4  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth, 

How  pure  is  every  page  ! — 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 

119.       SIXTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  OH  how  we  love  thy  holy  law  ! 

'Tis  daily  our  delight : 
And  thence  our  meditations  draw 
Divine  advice  by  night. 

2  Our  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day, 

To  meditate" thy  word : 
Our  souls  with  longing  melt  away, 
To  hear  thy  gospel.  Lord. 


116  PSALMS. 

3  Thy  heavenly  words  our  hearts  engage, 

And  well  employ  our  tongue, 
And  through  our  weary  pilgrimage, 
Yield  us  a  heavenly  song. 

4  When  nature  sinks — and  spirits  droop — 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  support  our  hope, 
And  there  we  write  thy  praise. 
119.    SEVENTH  PART.    CM.    Fawcett. 

1  HOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 

By  inspiration  giv'n  ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  precepts  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heav'n, 

2  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace, 

These  sacred  leaves  unfold  ; 
And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face, 
Our  favour'd  eyes  behold. 

3  Thy  word,  Redeemer,  cheers  our  hearts, 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears  ; 
Life,  light,  and  joy,  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

4  O  may  this  lamp,  through  all  the  night 

Of  life,  make  plain  our  way ; 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

119.      EIGHTH  PART.    CM.    Watts. 

1  LORD,  we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice, 

Our  lasting  heritage ; 
There  shall  our  noblest  powers  rejoice, 
Our  warmest  thoughts  engage. 

2  We'll  read  the  histories  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
While  through  the  promises  we  rove 
With  ever  new  delight. 

3  'Tis  like  a  land  of  wealth  well-known, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise  ; 
Seeds  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown, 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 

It  makes  our  sorrows  blest : 
Our  fairest  hope  beyond  the  grave, 
And  our  eternal  rest. 


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PSALMS.  117 

119.  NINTH  PART.    CM.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  LORD,  we  are  thine — thy  truth  we  own, 

Thy  righteous  precepts  love  : 
In  mercy  to  our  souls,  send  down 
Salvation  from  above. 

2  The  wicked  stand  on  every  side, 

And  our  destruction  seek ; 
But  in  thy  laws  will  we  abide, 
And  of  thy  judgments  speak. 

3  We  love  the  company  of  those 

Who  worship  thee  in  fear, 
Obey  thy  word— observe  thy  laws, 
And  hold  thy  precepts  dear. 

4  At  morn — at  noon — at  night,  we'll  praise, 

O  Lord,  thy  sacred  name  ; 
With  joy  our  thankful  voices  raise, 
Thy  goodness  to  proclaim. 

119.      TENTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  OH  that  thy  statutes  every  hour 

Might  dwell  upon  our  mind  ! 
Thence  we  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  daily  peace  we  find. 

2  To  meditate  thy  precepts,  Lord, 

Shall  be  our  sweet  employ ; 
Our  souls  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
Thy  word  is  all  our  joy. 

3  How  would  we  run  in  thy  commands, 

If  thou  oar  hearts  discharge 
From  sin  and  Satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  our  feet  at  large. 

4  Our  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name  ;  [hear, 

We'll  speak  thy  word,  though  kings  shall 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 

119.    ELEVENTH  PART.    CM.  Steele. 

1  FATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 

What  endless  glory  shines  ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  ador'd, 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find ; 


118  PSALMS. 

Riches  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heav'nly  peace  around ; 
And  life,  and  everlasting  joys, 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

4  O  may  these  heav'nly  pages  be 

Our  ever  dear  delight ; 
And  still  new  glories  may  we  see, 
With  still  increasing  light. 

5  Divine  Instructer,  gracious  Lord  !  ' 

Be  thou  for  ever  near  ; 
Teach  us  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  the  Saviour  there. 

119-  TWELFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watt* 

1  BEHOLD  thy  waiting  servants,  Lord, 

Devoted  to  thy  fear ; 
Remember  and  confirm  thy  word, 
For  all  our  hopes  are  there. 

2  Hast  thou  not  sent  salvation  down, 

And  promised  quickening  grace  1 
Doth  not  our  hearts  address  thy  throne  ? 
And  yet  thy  love  delays. 

3  Our  eyes  for  thy  salvation  fail ; 

Oh  f  bear  thy  servants  up  ; 
Nor  let  the  scoffing  lips  prevail, 
Who  dare  reproach  our  hope. 

4  Didst  thou  not  raise  our  faith,  O  Lord  ? 

Then  let  thy  truth  appear : 
Saints  shall  rejoice  in  our  reward, 
And  trust  as  well  as  fear. 

119.  THIRTEENTH  PART.  CM.  Watts. 

1  OH  that  the  Lord  would  guide  our  ways 

To  keep  his  statutes  still ! 
Oh  that  our  God  would  grant  us  grace 
To  inow  and  do  his  will ! 

2  Oh  send  thy  Spirit  down,  to  write 

Thy  law  upon  each  heart  7 
Nor  let  our  tongues  indulge  deceit, 
Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 


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3  From  vanity  turn  off  mine  eyes ; 

Let  no  corrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desire  arise 
Within  this  soul  of  mine. 

4  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 

And  make  my  heart  sincere ; 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord, 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

5  My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray — 

My  feet  too  often  slip  : 
Yet  since  I  keep  in  mind  thy  way, 
Restore  thy  wandering  sheep. 

6  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands — 

'Tis  a  delightful  road ; 
Nor  let  my  head,  nor  heart,  nor  hands 
Offend  against  my  God. 
119.  FOURTEENTH  PART.  CM.  Watts. 

1  WITH  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy  face 

Oh  let  me  never  stray 
From  thy  commands,  O  God  of  grace  ; 
Nor  tread  the  sinner's  way. 

2  Thy  word  I've  hid  within  my  heart, 

To  keep  my  conscience  clean, 
And  be  an  everlasting  guard 
From  every  rising  sin. 

3  I'm  a  companion  of  the  saints, 

Who  fear  and  love  the  Lord  ; 
My  sorrows  rise — my  nature  faints, 
When  men  transgress  thy  word. 

4  My  heart  with  sacred  reverence  hears 

The  threatenings  of  thy  word ; 
My  flesh  with  holy  trembling  fears 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord. 

5  My  God,  I  long — I  hope — I  wait 

For  thy  salvation  still ; 
Thy  holy  law  is  my  delight, 
And  I  obey  thy  will. 

119.  FIFTEENTH  PART.     C.  M.     Watts. 
1  CONSIDER  all  our  sorrows,  Lord, 
And  thy  deliverance  send  ; 
Our  souls  fpr  thy  salvation  faint ; 
When  will  our  troubles  end  1 


120  PSALMS. 

2  Yet  we  have  found  'tis  good  for  us 

To  bear  our  Father's  rod ; 
Affliction  made  us  learn  thy  law, 
And  live  upon  our  God. 

3  Had  not  thy  word  been  our  delight 

When  earthly  joys  were  fled, 
Our  souls,  oppressed  with  sorrow's  weight, 
Had  sunk  among  the  dead. 

4  Before  we  knew  thy  chastening  rod, 

Our  feet  were  apt  to  stray  ; 
But  now  we  learn  to  keep  thy  word, 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way. 

119.  SIXTEENTH  PART.    CM.    Watts. 

1  MY  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust ; 

Lord,  give  me  life  divine  ; 
From  vain  desires,  and  every  lust 
Turn  off  these  eyes  of  mine. 

2  I  need  the  influence  of  thy  grace 

To  speed  me  in  thy  way, 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my  race, 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 

3  Are  not  thy  mercies  sovereign  still, 

And  thou  a  faithful  God  2 
Wilt  thou  not  grant  me  warmer  zeal 
To  ran  the  heavenly  road  ? 

4  Does  not  my  heart  thy  precepts  love, 

And  long  to  see  thy  face  1 
And  yet,  how  slow  my  spirits  move 
Without  enlivening"  grace ! 

5  Then  shall  I  love  thy  gospel  more, 

And  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
When  I  have  felt  its  quickening  power 
To  draw  me  near  the  Lord. 
11 9. SEVENTEENTH  PART.  CM.  Watts. 
1  THY  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord ; 
How  good  thy  works  appear ! 
Open  our  eyes  to  read  thy  word, 
And  see  thy  wonders  there. 
7  Since  we  are  strangers  here  below, 
Let  not  thy  path  be  hid  ; 
But  mark  the  road  our  feet  should  go, 
And  be  our  constant  guide. 


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3  When  we  confessed  our  wandering  ways, 

Thou  heard'st  our  souls  complain  ; 
Grant  us  the  teachings  of  thy  grace, 
Or  we  shall  stray  again. 

4  If  God  to  us  his  statutes  show, 

And  heavenly  truth  impart, 

His  work  for  ever  we'll  pursue, 

His  law  shall  rule  each  heart. 

119.  EIGHTEENTH  PART.   CM.  Watts. 
The  Excellency  of  the  Scriptures. 

1  LET  all  the  heathen  writers  join 

To  form  one  perfect  book, 
Great  God,  if  once  compared  with  thine, 
How  mean  their  writings  look  ! 

2  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  show  one  sin  forgiven, 

Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave ; 

But  thine  conduct  to  heaven. 

3  We've  seen  an  end  of  what  we  call 

Perfection  here  below ; 
How  short  the  powers  of  nature  fall, 
And  can  no  farther  go ! 

4  Our  faith  and  love,  and  every  grace, 

Fall  far  below  thy  word  ; 
But  perfect  truth  and  righteousness 
Dwell  only  with  the  Lord. 

119.  NINETEENTH  PART.  C.  M.  T.  &,  B, 

1  OUR  hiding-place,  our  refuge-tower, 

And  shield  art  thou — O  Lord ! 
We  firmly  anchor  all  our  hopes 
On  thy  unerring  word. 

2  According  to  thy  gracious  word, 

From  danger  set  us  free ; 
Nor  make  us  of  those  hopes  ashamed, 
That  we  repose  on  thee. 

3  On  us,  devoted  to  thy  fear, 

Lord,  make  thy  face  to  shine  ; 
Thy  statutes  both  to  know  and  keep 
Our  hearts  with  zeal  incline. 

4  Our  hiding-place,  our  refuge-tower, 

And  shield  art  thou— O  Lord  J 


122  PSALMS. 

We  firmly  anchor  all  our  hopes 
On  thy  unerring  word. 

119.  TWENTIETH  PART.  C.  M.  Vt.  Coll. 

Hold  thou  us  up,  and  we  shall  be  safe. 

1  TO  thee  again,  our  gracious  God, 

We  lift  our  hearts  and  eyes ; 
Thou  art  our  only  safe  abode, 
Thou  only  just  and  wise. 

2  In  thee,  for  every  needful  grace, 

Our  souls  would  still  confide ; 
Keep  pg,  O  Lord,  in  ev'ry  place, 
Secure  on  ev'ry  side. 

3  Be  thou  our  guardian  ever  near, 

Thy  presence  we  entreat  ; 
Keep  us,  O  keep  us  in  thy  fear", 
Uphold  our  sliding  feet. 

4  Lest  we  should  once  disgrace  thy  cause, 

Make  us,  O  Lord,  to  grow 
Deaf,  both  to  censure  and  applause, 
And  dead  to  all  below. 

5  We'd  seek  the  honour  of  thy  name, 

And  leave  our  own  to  die ; 
Help  us  to  sink  with  humble  shame, 
And  raise  thy  praises  high. 

119.  TWENTY-FIRST  PART.  S.  M.  Faw. 

Seeking  instruction  from  God. 

1  WITH  humble  heart  and  tongue, 

Our  God,  to  thee  we  pray  : 
Oh !  bring  us  now,  while  we  are  young, 
To  thee,  the  living  way. 

2  Make  each  unguarded  youth 

The  object  of  thy  care; 
Help  us  to  choose  the  way  of  truth, 
And  fly  from  every  snare. 

3  Our  hearts,  to  folly  prone, 

Renew  by  power  divine  ; 
Unite'them  to  thyself  alone, 
And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

4  Oh  !  let  thy  word  of  grace 

Our  warmest  thoughts  employ ; 


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Be  this,  through  all  our  following  days, 
Our  treasure  and  our  joy. 
5  To  what  thy  laws  impart 

Be  our  whole,  souls  inclined  ; 
Come,  Saviour,  dwell  within  each  heart, 
And  sanctify  each  mind. 

121.       FHISTPART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
God's  guardian  care  of  his  People. 

1  HE  lives — the  everlasting  God, 

Who  built  the  world— who  spread  the  flood ; 
The  heavens,  with  all  their  host,  he  made, 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

2  He  guides  our  feet— he  guards  our  way ; 
His  morning  smiles  adorn  the  day ; 

He  spreads  the  evening  veil — and  keeps 
The  silent  hours,  while  Israel  sleeps. 

3  Israel — a  name  divinely  blest, 
May  rise  secure — securely  rest ; 
Thy  holy  guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber,  nor  surprise. 

4  Long  as  we  live,  we'll  trust  his  power  ; 
Then  in  our  last,  departing  hour, 
Angels,  that  trace  the  airy  road, 
Shall  bear  us  homeward  to  our  God. 

121.     SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  TO  heaven  we  lift  our  waiting  eyes, 

There  all  our  hopes  are  laid  ; 
The  Lord,  who  built  the  earth  and  skies. 
Is  our  perpetual  aid. 

2  Their  steadfast  feet  shall  never  fall, 

Whom  he  designs  to  keep  ; 
His  ear  attends  their  humble  call, 
His  eyes  can  never  sleep. 

3  Israel,  rejoice,  and  rest  secure, 

Thy  keeper  is  the  Lord ; 
His  wakeful  eyes  employ  his  power 
For  thine  eternal  guard. 

4  He  guards  thy  soul — he  keeps  thy  breath, 

Where  thickest  dangers  come ; 

Go  and  return,  secure  from  death, 

Till  God  shall  call  thee  home. 


124  PSALMS. 

121.  THIRD  PART.    H.  M.    Watts. 

1  TO  God  we  lift  our  eyes, 

From  him  is  all  our  aid  ; 
The  God  that  built  the  skies, 

And  earth  and  nature  made  : 
God  is  the  tower         I      His  grace  is  nigh 
To  which  we  fly :        |      In  every  hour. 

2  Our  feet  shall  never  slide, 

And  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  our  guard  and  guide, 

Defends  us  from  our  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes,    I      Shall  Israel  keep 
That  never  sleep,  When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 

Nor  blasts  of  evening  air, 
Shall  take  our  health  away, 

If  God  be  with  us  fnere  : 
Thou  art  our  sun,       ,  I      To  guard  our  head 
And  thou  our  shade,    |      By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 

To  save  our  souls  from  death? 
And  we  can  trust  our  Lord 

To  keep  our  mortal  breath : 
We'll  go  and  come,      I      Till  from  on  high 
Nor  fear  to  die,  |      Thou  call  us  home. 

122.  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
Delight  in  the  Sabbath  and  Temple  of  God. 

1  HOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 

My  friends  devoutly  say, 
"  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
And  keep  the  solemn  day  !" 

2  We  love  her  gates — we  love  the  road ; 

The  church,  adorned  with  grace, 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God, 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joy  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair : 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints, 

And  while  his  awful  voice 


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Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoice. 

5  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  constant  guest ; 
With  holy  gifts,  and  heavenly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest ! 

6  Our  souls  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life,  or  breath  remains  ; 
Here  our  best  friends,  our  kindred  dwell, 
Here  God,  our  Saviour,  reigns. 

122.  SECOND  PART.   C.  M.  Spirit  of  Ps. 

1  WITH  joy  we  hail  the  sacred  day, 

WhichGod  has  called  his  own ; 
With  joy  the  summons  we  obey, 
To  worship  at  his  throne. 

2  Thy  chosen  temple,  Lord,  how  fair ! 

Where  willing  votaries  throng 
To  breathe  the  humble  fervent  prayer — 
And  pour  the  choral  song. 

3  Spirit  of  grace !  oh  deign  to  dwell 

Within  thy  church  below; 
Make  her  in  holiness  excel, 

With  pure  devotion  glow. 
i  Let  peace  within  her  walls  be  found — 

Let  all  her  sons  unite, 
To  spread  with  grateful  zeal  around, 

Her  clear  and  shining  light. 
5  Great  God,  we  hail  the  sacred  day, 

Which  thou  hast  called  thine  own; 
With  joy  the  summons  we  obey, 

To  worship  at  thy  throne. 

122.    THIRD  PART.   C.  P.  M.   Merrick. 
1  THE  festal  morn,  our  God,  is  come, 
That  calls  us  to  thy  sacred  dome, 

Thy  presence  to  adore  : 
Our  feet  the  summons  shall  attend, 
With  willing  steps  thy  courts  ascend, 

And  tread  the  hallowed  floor. 
With  holy  joy  we  hail  the  day, 
That  warns  our  thirsting  souls  away 

What  transports  fill  each  breast ! 


126  PSALMS. 

For,  lo !  our  great  Redeemer's  power 
Unfolds  the  everlasting  door. 

And  leads  us  to  his  rest. 
3  Hither,  from  earth's  remotest  end, 
Lo  !  the  redeemed  of  God  ascend, 

Their  tribute  hither  bring  ; 
Here,  crowned  with  everlasting  joy, 
In  hymns  of  praise  their  tongues  employ, 

And  hail  th'  immortal  King. 

122.  FOURTH  PART.     S.  P.  M.    Watts, 

1  HOW  pleased  and  blest  was  I, 
To  hear  the  people  cry, 

"Come  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day !" 

Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal, 

We  haste  to  Zion's  hill. 
And  there  our  vows  and  honours  pay. 

2  Zion — thrice  happy  place — 
Adorned  with  wondrous  grace, 

And  walls  of  strength  embrace  thee  round : 

In  thee  our  tribes  appear 

To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 
The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  Here  David:s  greater  Son 
Has  fixed  his  royal  throne ; 

He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  here : 

He  bids  the  saints  be  glad, 

He  makes  the  sinners  sad, 
And  humble  souls  rejoice  with  fear. 

4  May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 
And  joy  within  thee  wait, 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest : 

The  man  who  seeks  thy  peace, 

And  wishes  thine  increase, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest ! 

5  My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 

"  Peace  to  this  sacred  house  !" 
For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell : 

And  since  my  glorious  God 

Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 
My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well. 

123.  7s.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Waiting  on  God  for  Spiritual  Strength. 

1  LORD,  before  thy  throne  we  bend  ; 
Now  to  thee  our  eyes  ascend : 


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Servants  to  our  Master  true, 
Lo  !  we  yield  thee  homage  due  :— 
Children,  to  thy  throne  we  fly, 
Abba,  Father,  hear  our  cry ! 

2  Now  before  thee,  Lord,  we  bow, 
We  are  weak — but  mighty  thou: 
Sore  distressed,  yet  suppliant  still, 
Here  we  wait  thy  holy  will : 
Bound  to  earth  and  rooted  here, 
Till  our  Saviour,  God  appear. 

3  Leave  us  not  beneath  the  power 
Of  temptation's  darkest  hour : 
Swift  to  read  their  captives'  doom, 
See  our  foes  exulting  come !— - 
Jehovah,  God,  yet  be  nigh, 

Lord  of  life  and  victory ! 

125.  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Montgomery. 
Safety  of  trusting  in  God. 

1  WHO  make  the  Lord  of  hosts  their  tower, 

Shall  like  Mount  Zion  be, 
Immovable  by  mortal  power, 
Built  on  eternity. 

2  As  round  about  Jerusalem, 

The  guardian  mountains  stand, 
So  shall  the  Lord  encompass  them 
Who  hold  by  his  right  hand. 

3  The  rod  of  wickedness  shall  ne'er 

Against  the  just  prevail, 
Lest  innooence  should  find  a  snare, 
And  tempted  virtue  fail. 

4  Do  good,  O  Lord,  do  good  to  those, 

Who  cleave  to  thee  in  heart, 
Who  on  thy  truth  alone  repose, 
Nor  from  thy  law  depart. 

125.    SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  UNSHAKEN  as  the  sacred  hill, 

And  firm  as  mountains  stand  ; 

Firm  as  a  rock— the  soul  shall  rest, 

That  trusts  th'  almighty  hand. 

2  Not  walls  nor  hills  could  guard  so  well 

Fair  Salem's  happy  ground, 


128  PSALMS. 

As  those  eternal  arms  of  love, 

That  every  saint  surround. 
3  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  souls  sincere, 

And  lead  them  safely  on  ; 
Oh  may  we  reach  the  blest  abode, 

Where  Christ  our  Lord  is  gone. 

125.  THIRD  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  FD1M  and  unmoved  are  they, 

Who  rest  their  souls  on  God  ; 
Firm  as  the  mount  where  David  dwelt, 
Or  where  the  ark  abode. 

2  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 

The  city's  sacred  ground, 
So  God,  and  his  almighty  love, 
Embrace  his  saints  around. 

3  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  those, 

Whose  faith  and  holy  fear, 
Whose  hope,  and  love,  and  every  grace, 
Proclaim  their  hearts  sincere. 

126.  FIRST  PART.     L.  M.     Doddridge. 
Weeping  Seed-time,  joyful  Harvest. 

1  THE  darkened  sky,  how  thick  it  lowers  ! 
Troubled  with  storms,  and  big  with  showers ; 
No  cheerful  gleam  of  light  appears, 

But  nature  pours   forth  all  her  tears. 

2  Yet,  let  the  sons  of  grace  revive ; 
God  bids  the  soul  that  seeks  him  live  ; 
And  from  the  gloomiest  shade  of  night 
Calls  forth  a  morning  of  delight. 

3  The  seeds  of  ecstasy  unknown 

Are  in  these  watered  furrows  sown  ; 
See  the  green  blades,  how  thick  they  rise, 
And  with  fresh  verdure  bless  our  eyes. 

In  secret  foldings  they  contain 
Unnumbered  ears  of  golden  grain; 
And  heaven  shall  pour  its  beams  around, 
Till  the  ripe  harvest  load  the  ground. 
Then  shall  the  trembling  mourner  come, 
And  bind  his  sheaves,  and  bear  them  home; 
The  voice  long  broke  with  sighs  shall  sing. 
Till  heaven  with  hallelujahs  ring. 


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126.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
The  Joy  of  a  remarkable  Conversion. 

1  WHEN  God  revealed  his  gracious  name, 

And  changed  my  mournful  state, 
My  rapture  seemed  a  pleasing  dream, 
The  grace  appeared  so  great. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess  ; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains, 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  Great  is  the  work ! — my  neighbours  cried. 

And  owned  thy  power  divine ; 
Great  is  the  work  !— my  heart  replied, 
And  be  the  glory  thine. 

4  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night ; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 

5  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness  wait 

Till  the  fair  harvest  come ; 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 
And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

127.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
The  Divine  Blessing  necessary  to  Success. 

1  IF  God  succeed  not,  ail  the  cost 

And  pains  to  build  the  house  are  lost ; 

If  God  the  city  will  not  keep, 

The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What  though  we  rise  before  the  sun, 
And  work,  and  toil,  when  day  is  done, 
Careful  and  sparing  eat  our  bread, 

To  shun  that  poverty  we  dread  ;— 

3  'Tis  all  in  vain  till  God  hath  blest : 
He  can  make  rich,  yet  give  us  rest ; 
On  God,  our  sovereign,  still  depends 
Our  joy  in  children  and  in  friends. 

4  Happy  the  man,  to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithful  friends  ! 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  prove, 
Bestowed  by  his  paternal  love  ! 

127.  SECOND  PART.  8's  &  7's.  Spirit,  &c. 
1  VAINLY  through  night's  weary  hours, 
Keep  we  watch,  lest  foes  alanr 


130  PSALMS. 

Vain  our  bulwarks,  and  our  towers, 
But  for  God's  protecting  arm. 

2  Vain  were  all  our  toil  and  labour, 

Did  not  God  that  labour  bless  ; 
Vain,  without  his  grace  and  favour, 
Every  talent  we  possess. 

3  Vainer  still  the  hope  of  heaven, 

That  on  human  strength  relies ; 
But  to  him  shall  help  be  given  ; 
Who  in  humble  faith  applies. 

4  Seek  we,  then,  the  Lord's  Anointed, 

He  shall  grant  us  peace  and  rest ; 
Ne'er  was  suppliant  disappointed, 
Who  through  Christ  his  prayer  addressed. 

128.  C.  M.     Watts. 

Blessedness  of  Obeying  and  serving  God. 

1  OH  happy  man,  whose  soul  is  filled 

With  zeal  and  reverend  awe  ! 
His  lips  to  God  their  honours  yield 
His  life  adorns  thy  law. 

2  A  careful  providence  shall  stand, 

And  ever  guard  his  head  ; 
Shall  on  the  labours  of  his  hand 
Its  kindly  blessings  shed. 

3  The  Lord  shall  his  best  hopes  fulfil, 

For  months  and  years  to  come ; 

The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 

Shall  send  the  blessings  home. 

4  This  is  the  man,  whose  happy  eyes 

Shall  see  his  house  increase ; 
Shall  see  the  mourning  church  arise, 
Then  leave  the  world  in  peace. 
130.    FIRST  PART.    L.  M.     Watts. 
Mercy  and  Pardon  penitently  implored. 

1  FROM  deep  distress,  and  troubled  thoughts 

To  thee,  our  God,  we  raised  our  cry  : 
If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults, 
Oh  !  who  could  stand  before  thine  eye? 

2  But  thou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  grace, 

Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there, 
That  sinners  may  approach  thy  face, 
And  hope,  and"  love— as  well  as  fear. 


PSALMS.  133 

3  Our  trust  Is  fixed  upon  thy  word, 

Nor  shall  we  trust  thy  word  in  vain : 
Let  mourning  souls  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain. 

4  Great  is  his  love — and  large  his  grace, 

Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son  ; 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways, 
And  pardons  what  our  hands  have  done. 

130.    SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  OUT  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress, 

The  borders  of  despair, 
We  sent  our  cries  to  seek  thy  grace, 
Our  groans  to  move  thine  ear. 

2  Great  God !  should  thy  severer  eye, 

And  thine  impartial  hand, 
Be  strict  to  mark  iniquity, 
No  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 

3  But  there  are  pardons  with  our  God, 

For  crimes  of  high  degree  ; 
Thy  Son  has  bought  them  with  his  blood, 
To  draw  us  near  to  thee. 

4  We  wait  for  thy  salvation,  Lord  ;— 

With  strong  desires  we  wait ; 
Our  souls,  invited  by  thy  word, 
Stand  watching  at  thy  gate. 

5  In  God  the  Lord  let  Israel  trust, 

O  sinners,  seek  his  face ; 
The  Lord  is  good,  as  well  as  just, 
And  plenteous  is  his  grace. 

130.  THIRD  PART.  C.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps- 
The  Day- Spring  from  on  high. 

1  GREAT  God,  wert  thou  extreme  to  mark 

The  deeds  we  do  amiss, 
Before  thy  presence  who  could  stand, 
Who  claim  thy  promised  bliss  1 

2  But  oh !  all  merciful  and  just, 

Thy  love  surpasseth  thought  ; 

A  Gracious  Saviour  has  appeared, 

And  peace  and  pardon  brought 

3  Thy  servants  in  the  temple  watched 

The  dawning  of  the  day, 


132  PSALMS. 

Impatient  with  its  earliest  beams 
Their  holy  vows  to  pay  ; 

4  And  chosen  saints  far  off  beheld 

That  great  and  glorious  morn, 
When  the  glad  day-spring  from  on  high 
Auspiciously  should  dawn. 

5  On  us  the  Sun  of  Righteousness 

Its  brightest  beams  hath  poured  ; 
With  grateful  hearts  and  holy  zeal, 
Lord,  be  thy  love  adored  ; 

6  And  let  us  look  with  joyful  hope 

To  that  more  glorious  day, 
Before  whose  brightness,  sin  and  death, 
And  grief,  shall  flee  away. 

130.  FOURTH  PART.  8.  M.  Tate  &  Brady 

Pardoning  mercy  of  God. 

1  OUR  souls  with  patience  wait 
For  thee,  the  living  Lord  ; 

Our  hopes  are  on  thy  promise  built, 
Thy  never  failing  word. 

2  Our  longing  eyes  look  out 
For  thine  enlivening  ray, 

More  duly  than  the  morning  watch 
To  spy  the  dawning  day. 

3  In  thee  we  trust,  our  God  ; 
No  bounds  thy  mercy  knows  ; 

The  plenteous  source  and  spring  from  whicn 
Eternal  succour  flows : 

4  Whose  friendly  streams  to  us 

Supplies  in  want  convey  ; 
A  healing  spring,  a  spring  to  cleanse, 
And  wash  our  guilt  away. 

131.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  thePs. 
Meekness  and  Lowliness  of  Heart. 

1  "  OH  learn  of  me,"  the  Saviour  cried, 
"  Oh  learn  of  me,  ye  sons  of  pride ;  . 
For  I  am  lowly,  humble,  meek, 

No  haughty  looks  high  thoughts  bespeak  !*' 

2  Yes,  blest  Immanuel !  thou  wast  mild, 
Patient,  and  gentle  as  a  child  ; 

And  they  who  would  thy  kingdom  see, 
Must  meek  and  lowly  be  like  thee. 


PSALMS.  133 

131.    SECOND  PART.   C.  M.    Watts. 
Humility  and  Submission. 

1  IS  there  ambition  in  my  heart  1 — 

Search,  gracious  God,  and  see  ; 
Or,  do  I  act  a  haughty  parti — 
Lord,  I  appeal  to  thee. 

2  Whate'er  thine  all-discerning  eye 

Sees  for  thy  creature  fit, 
I'll  bless  the  good — and  to  the  ill 
Contentedly  submit. 

3  Let  not  despair  nor  fell  revenge 

Be  to  my  bosom  known  ; 
Oh  give  me  tears  for  others'  wo, 
And  patience  for  mine  own. 

4  Feed  me,  O  Lord,  with  needful  food : 

I  ask  not  wealth,  or  fame  ; 
But  give  me  eyes  to  view  thy  works, 
A  heart  to  praise  thy  name. 

5  Oil  may  my  days  obscurely  pass, 

Without  remorse  or  care ; 
And  let  me  for  my  parting  hour 
From  day  to  day  prepare. 

]  32.      FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
The  Church  the  Dwelling- Place  of  God 

1  WHERE  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find 

A  habitation  for  our  God  1 
A  dwelling  for  the  eternal  mind, 
Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and  blood"? 

2  The  God  of  Jacob  chose  the  hill 

Of  Zion  for  his  ancient  rest ; 
And  Zion  is  his  dwelling  still ; 
His  church  is  with  his  presence  blest. 

3  Here  will  he  meet  the  hungry  poor, 

And  fill  their  souls  with  living  bread ; 
Sinners,  that  wait  before  his  door, 

With  sweet  provision  shall  be  fed. 
1  Here  will  I  fix  my  gracious  throne, 

And  reign  for  ever — saith  the  Lord : 
Here  shall  my  power  and  love  be  knowit 

And  blessings  shall  attend  my  word. 


134  PSALMS. 

132.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  ARISE  !  O  King  of  grace,  arise, 

And  enter  to  thy  rest ; 
Lo  !  thy  church  waits  with  longing  eyes 
Thus  to  be  owned  and  blest. 

2  Enter  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 

Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word ; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain, 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

3  Here,  mighty  God,  accept  our  vows, 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread ; 

Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 

And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

4  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign, 

Let  God's  Anointed  shine  ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  power  divine. 

5  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne, 

And  as  his  kingdom  grows, 
Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crown, 
And. shame  confound  his  foes. 

132.       THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 
Privilege  of  Christian  Worship. 

1  THE  Lord  in  Zion  placed  his  name, 

His  ark  was  settled  there : 

To  Zion  the  whole  nation  came 

To  worship  thrice  a  year. 

2  But  we  have  no  such  lengths  to  go, 

Nor  wander  far  abroad  ; 
Where'er  thy  saints  assemble  now, 
There  is  a  house  for  God. 

3  Here,  Mighty  God  !  accept  our  vows, 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread  ; 

Bless  the  provisions  of  thy  house, 

And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

4  Here  let  the  son  of  David  reign  ; 

Let  God's  Anointed  shine  ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  power  divine. 

5  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne, 

And,  as  his  kingdom  grows, 


! 


PSALMS.  135 

Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crown. 
And  shame  confound  his  foes. 
133.  FIRST  PART.  C.  M.  Brattle-st.  Coll, 
The  excellency  of  Christian  Unanimity. 

1  SPIRIT  of  peace !  celestial  Dove ! 

How  excellent  thy  praise ! 
No  richer  gift  than  Christian  love 
Thy  gracious  power  displays. 

2  Sweet  as  the  dew  on  herb  and  flower, 

That  silently  distils, 
!  At  evening's  soft  and  balmy  hour, 
On  Zion's  fruitful  hills  : — 

3  So,  with  mild  influence  from  above, 

Shall  promised  grace  descend, 
Till  universal  peace  and  love 
O'er  all  the  earth  extend. 
133.   SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  LO  !  what  an  entertaining  sight 

Those  friendly  brethren  prove, 
Whose  cheerful  hearts  in  bands  unite,    . 
Of  harmony  and  love  ! 

2  Where  stream's  of  bliss  from  Christ  the  spring 

Descend  to  every  soul ; 
And  heavenly  peace,  with  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole. 

3  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 

That  fall  on  Zion's  hill, 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shows, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 

133.       THIRD  PART.     C.  M.     Swain. 

1  HOW  sweet,  how  heav'nly  is  the  sight, 

When  those  who  love  the  Lord, 
In  one  another's  peace  delight, 
And  so  fulfil  his  word. 

2  O  may  we  feel  each  brother's  sigh, 

And  with  him  bear  a  part : 
May  sorrows  flow  from  eye  to  eye, 
And  joy  from  heart  to  heart. 

3  Free  us  from  envy,  scorn,  and  pride, 

Our  wishes  fix  above ; 
May  each  his  brother's  failings  hide, 
And  show  a  brother's  love. 


136  PSALMS. 

4  Let  love  in  one  delightful  stream, 

Through  ev'ry  bosom  flow. 
And  union  sweet,  and  dear  esteem, 
In  ev'ry  action  glow. 

5  Love  is  the  golden  chain  that  binds 

The  happy  souls  above ; 
And  he  's  an  heir  of  heaven,  that  finds 
His  bosom  glow  with  love. 

133.    FOURTH  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 

1  BLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 

Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one ; 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house, 

Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet ; 
Their  songs  of  praise — their  mingled  vows, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  From  those  celestial  springs 

Such  streams  of  pleasure  flow, 
As  no  increase  of  riches  brings, 
Nor  honours  can  bestow. 

4  Thus  on  the  heavenly  hills 

The  saints  are  blest  above  ; 
Where  joy,  like  morning  dew,  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

133.  FIFTH  PART.    H.  M.    Montgomery. 

1  HOW  beautiful  the  sight 
Of  brethren  who  agree 
In  friendship  to  unite, 
And  bonds  of  charity  ; 

'Tis  like  the  precious  ointment  shed 
O'er  all  his  robes,  from  Aaron's  head. 

2  'Tis  like  the  dews  that  fill 

The  cups  of  Hermon's  flowers ; 

Or  Zion's  fruitful  hill, 

Bright  with  the  drops  of  showers ; 
When  mingling  odours  breathe  around, 
And  glory  rests  on  all  the  ground. 

3  For  there  the  Lord  commands 
Blessings,  a  boxindless  store, 


PSALMS.  137 

From  his  unsparing  hands, 

Yea,  life  for  evermore. 
Thrice  happy  they,  who  meet  above, 
To  spend  eternity  in  love. 
134.      FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Watts 
Daily  and  Nightly  Devotion. 

1  YE  that  obey  the  immortal  King 

Attend  his  holy  place ; 
Bow  to  the  glories  of  his  power, 
And  bless  his  wondrous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light, 

And  send  your  souls  on  high : 
Raise  your  admiring  thoughts  by  night 
Above  the  starry  sky. 

3  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 

With  rays  of  quickening  grace ; 
The  God  that  spreads  the  heavens  abroad, 
And  rules  the  swelling  seas. 

134.  SECOND  PART.    S.  M.  Pratt's  Col 

Praise  to  God  for  his  Works. 

1  BEHOLD  his  wondrous  grace ! 

And  bless  Jehovah's  name  : 
Ye  servants  of  the  Lord,  his  praise 
By  day  and  night  proclaim. 

2  He  fonned  the  earth  below, 

He  foi-med  the  heavens  his  throne : 
His  grace  from  Zion  he'll  bestow, 
And  pour  his  blessings  down. 

3  Ye,  who  his  courts  attend, 

There  lift  your  hands  on  high  : 
And  let  your  songs  of  praise  ascend, 
In  strains  of  sacred  joy. 

135.  CM.     Watts. 
Exhortation  to  Praise  God.  - 

1  AWAKE,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King, 

Your  sweetest  passions  raise ; 
Your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  sing, 
Increasing  with  the  praise. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord— and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne, 
His  treasure  and  his  joy. 


138  PSALMS. 

3  Heaven,  earth,  and  sea  confess  his  hand ; 
He  bids  the  vapours  rise  ! 
Lightning  and  storm,  at  his  command, 
Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 
1  All  power  that  gods  or  kings  have  claimed, 
Is  found  with  him  alone  ; 
But  heathen  gods  shall  ne'er  be  named, 
Where  our  Jehovah  's  known. 
5  Ye  nations,  know  the  living  God, 
Serve  him  with  holy  fear ; 
He  makes  the  churches  his  abode, 
And  claims  your  honours  there. 

136.     FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 
Divine  Goodness  and  Compassion  celebrated. 

1  GIVE  to  our  God  immortal  praise  : 
Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways ; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

2  He  built  the  earth — he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fixed  the  starry  lights  on  high:  ' 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  more. 

3  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

4  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown ; 
The  King  of  kings  with  glory  crown 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 

136.    SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 

1  GIVE  thanks  to  God,  the  sovereign  Lord, 

His  mercies  still  endure : 
And  be  the  King  of  kings  adored ; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 

2  What  wonders  hath  his  wisdom  done ; 

How  mighty  is  his  hand  !  * 

Heaven,  earth,  and  sea  he  framed  alone; 
How  wide  is  his  command  ! 

3  He  saw  the  nations  dead  in  sin  : 

He  felt  his  pity  move  : 


PSALMS.  139 

flow  sad  the  state  the  world  was  in ! 
How  boundless  was  his  love ! 

4  He  sent  to  save  us  from  our  wo ; 

His  goodness  never  fails  ; 
From  death  and  hell,  and  every  foe ; 
And  still  his  grace  prevails. 

5  Give  thanks  to  God,  the  heavenly  King  ; 

His  mercies  still  endure  : 
Let  all  the  earth  his  praises  sing; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 
136.        THIRD  PART.    7s.    Milton. 

1  LET  us,  with  a  joyful  mind, 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind  ; 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

2  He,  with  all-commanding  might, 
Filled  the  new-made  world  with  light : 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 

Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

3  All  things  living  he  doth  feed  : 
His  full  hand  supplies  their  need  : 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

4  He  his  chosen  race  did  bless, 
In  the  wasteful  wilderness : 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful  ever  sure. 

5  He  hath,  with  a  piteous  eye, 
Looked  upon  our  misery : 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

6  Let  us  then,  with  joyful  mind, 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind : 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

136.    FOURTH  PART.     H.  M.    Watts, 
1  GIVE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 

The  universal  Lord ; 

The  sovereign  King  of  kings  ; 

And  be  his  grace  adored. 
His  power  and  grace  I    And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same;      |    Have  endless  praise. 


140  PSALMS. 

2  How  mighty  is  his  hand ! 
What  wonders  hath  he  done ! 
He  formed  the  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heavens  alone. 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,         I    And  ever  sure 
Shall  still  endure  ;        |    Abides  thy  word. 

3  He  sent  his  only  Son 
To  save  us  from  our  wo, 
From  darkness,  sin,  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  foe, 

His  power  and  grace   I    And  let  his  name 
Are  still  the  same ;       |    Have  endless  praise. 

4  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 
To  God  the  heavenly  King ; 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  works  and  glories  sing. 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,         I    And  ever  sure 
Shall  still  endure  ;        |    Abides  thy  word. 

137.        FIRST  PART.     10s.     Baelow. 
Lamenting  the  Desolations  of  Zion. 

1  ALONG  the  banks  where  Babel's  current 

flows, 
Our  captive  bands  in  deep  despondence 
strayed, 
While  Zion's  fall  in  sad  remembrance  rose, 
Her  friends,  her  children,  mingled  with 
the  dead. 

2  The  tuneless  harp,  that  once  with  joy  we 

strung, 
When  praise  employed  and  mirth  inspired 
the  lay, 
In  mournful  silence — on  the  willows  hung, 
And  growing  grief  prolonged  the  tedious 
day. 

3  Our  hard  oppressors,  to  increase  our  wo, 

With  taunting  smiles  a  song  of  Zion  claim  ; 
Bid  sacred  praise  in  strains  melodious  flow, 
While  they  blaspheme  the  great  Jehovah's 
name. 

4  But  how,  in  heathen  chains,  and  lands  un- 

known, 
Shall  Israel's  sons  a  song  of  Zion  raise  1 — 
O  hapless  Salem,  God's  terrestrial  throne, 
Thou  land  of  glory,  sacred  mount  of  praise. 


PSALMS.  141 

5  If  e'er  my  memory  lose  thy  lovely  name, 
If  my  cold  heart  neglect  my  kindred  race, 
Let  dire  destruction  seize  this  guilty  frame : 
My  hand  shall  perish,  and  my  voice  shall 
cease. 

137.  SECOND  PART.  L.  M.  Pratt's  Coll. 

1  WHY,  on  the  bending  willows  hung, 

Israel!  still  sleeps  thy  tuneful  string? — 
Still  mute  remains  thy  sullen  tongue, 
And  Zion's  song  denies  to  sing? 

2  Awake — thy  sweetest  raptures  raise  ; 

Let  harp  and  voice  unite  their  strains : 
Thy  promised  King  his  sceptre  sways  ; 
Jesus,  thine  own  Messiah,  reigns  ! 

3  No  taunting  foes  the  song  require  : 

No  strangers  mock  thy  captive  chain : 
But  friends  provoke  the  silent  lyre, 
And  brethren  ask  the  holy  strain. 

4  Nor  fear  thy  Salem's  hills  to  wrong, 

If  other  lands  thy  triumph  share : 
A  heavenly  city  claims  thy  song ; 
A  brighter  Salem  rises  there. 

5  By  foreign  streams  no  longer  roam ; 

Nor,  weeping,  think  of  Jordan's  flood  : 
In  every  clime  behold  a  home, 
In  every  temple  see  thy  God. 

138.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  the Ps. 
Praise  for  Creation  and  Grace. 

i  WITH  all  our  hearts,  with  all  our  powers, 
We  praise  the  Lord,  whose  bounteous  hand 
Unnumbered  gifts  profusely  showers 
On  every  nation,  every  land. 

2  We  praise  him  in  his  sacred  fane, 

We  praise  him  midst  the  assembled  throng ; 
Nor  will  a  gracious  God  disdain, 
The  tribute  of  our  earthly  song. 

3  We  praise  him  for  his  faithful  love, 
We  praise,  him  for  his  blessed  Son, 
Who  died  for  man,  who  reigns  above, 
With  God,  the  high  and  holy  One. 


142  PSALMS. 

138.  SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

Praise  for  Divine  Protection. 

1  WITH  all  our  powers  of  heart  and  tongue, 
We'll  praise  our  Maker  in  our  song ; 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  we  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 

2  To  God,  we  cried,  when  troubles  rose ; 
He  heard  us,  and  subdued  our  foes ; 
He  did  our  rising  fears  control, 

And  strength  diffused  through  every  souL 

3  Amid  a  thousand  snares  we  stand, 
Upheld  and  guarded  by  thy  hand ; 
Thy  words  our  fainting  souls  revive, 
And  keep  our  dying  faith  alive. 

4  We'll  sing  thy  truth  and  mercy,  Lord  ; 
We'll  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  word ; 
Not  all  the  works  and  names  below, 
So  much  thy  power  and  glory  show. 

139.  FIRST  PART.  L.  M.  Spirit  of  the  Ps. 
Omniscience  and  Omnipresence  of  God. 

1  FATHER  of  spirits !  Nature's  God  ! 
Our  inmost  thoughts  are  known  to  thee ; 
Thou,  Lord,  canst  hear  each  idle  word, 
And  every  private  action  see. 

2  Could  we  on  morning's  swiftest  wings 
Pursue  our  flight  through  trackless  air; 
Or  dive  beneath  deep  ocean's  springs, 
Thy  presence  still  would  meet  us  there. 

3  In  vain  may  guilt  attempt  to  fly, 
Concealed  beneath  the  pall  of  night, 
One  glance  from  thy  all-piercing  eye 
Can  kindle  darkness  into  light. 

4  Search  thou  our  hearts,  and  there  destroy 
Each  evil  thought,  eacli  secret  sin  ; 

And  fit  us  for  those  realms  of  joy, 
Where  naught  impure  shall  enter  in. 

139.     SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  LORD,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  us  thro*, 
Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view, 
Our  rising  and  our  resting  hours, 
Our  hearts  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 


PSALMS.  143 

2-  Our  thoughts,  before  they  are  our  own, 
Are  to  our  God  distinctly  known : 
He  knows  the  words  we  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  our  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  thy  circling  power  we  stand, 
On  every  side  we  find  thy  hand  : 
Awake — asleep — at  home — abroad, 
We  are  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge  ! — vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent ! — what  lofty  height ! 
Our  souls,  with  all  the  powers  we  boast, 
Are  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  each  breast, 
Where'er  we  rove — where'er  we  rest ; 
Nor  let  our  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin — for  God  is  there. 

139.      THIRD  PART.    C.  M.     Watts. 

1  IN  all  our  vast  concerns  with  thee, 

In  vain  our  souls  would  try 
To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thine  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

Our  rising  and  our  rest, 
Our  public  walks — our  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  each  breast. 

3  Our  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord, 

Before  they're  formed  within ; 
And  ere  our  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He  knows  the  sense  we  mean. 

4  Oh  !  wondrous  knowledge — deep  and  high ! 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  1 
Within  thy  circling  arms'  we  lie, 
Enclosed  on  every  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  us  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  our  souls  from  every  ill, 
Secured  by  sovereign  love. 
139.    FOURTH  PART.     C.  M.    Watts, 
1  LORD,  where  shall  guilty  souls  retire, 
Forgotten  and  unknown '? 
In  hell  they  meet  thy  dreadful  fire, 
In  heaven  thy  glorious  throne. 


144  PSALMS. 

2  Should  we  suppress  our  vital  breath, 

To  'scape  the  wrath  divine ; 
Thy  voice  would  break  the  bars  of  death 
And  make  the  grave  resign. 

3  If,  winged  with  beams  of  morning  light, 

We  fly  beyond  the  west ; 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  our  flight, 

Would  soon  betray  our  rest. 
1  If  o'er  our  sins  we  think  to  draw 

The  curtains  of  the  night ; 
The  flaming  eyes  that  guard  thy  law, 

Would  turn  the  shades  to  light. 
5  The  beams  of  noon — the  midnight  hour, 

Are  both  alike  to  thee  : 
Oh  may  we  ne'er  provoke  that  power, 

From  which  we  cannot  flee. 

139.        FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
God  our  Creator  and  Preserver. 

1  WHEN  we  with  pleasing  wonder  stand, 

And  all  our  frame  survey ; 
Lord,  'tis  thy  work— we  own  thy  hand 
That  built  our  humble  clay. 

2  Our  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands, 

The  product  of  thy  skill ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands, 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  And  when  we  count  thy  mercies  o'er, 

Th^y  fill  us  with  surprise  ; 
Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore 
To  equal  numbers  rise. 

4  These  on  our  hearts  by  night  we  keep ; 

How  kind,  how  dear  they  be  ! 
Oh  !  may  the  hour  that  ends  our  sleep 
Still  find  our  thoughts  with  thee  ! 

139.  SIXTH  PART.    CM.    Dr. Thompson. 

1  JEHOVAH,  God  !  thy  gracious  power 

On  every  hand  we  see  ; 
Oh  may  the  blessings  of  each  hour 
Lead  all  our  thoughts  to  thee  ! 

2  If,  on  the  wings  of  morn,  we  speed 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 


i 


PSALMS.  145 

Thy  hand  will  there  our  journey  lead, 
•Thine  arm  our  path  surround. 
3  Thy  power  is  in  the  ocean  deeps 
And  reaches  to  the  skies ; 
Thine  eye  of  mercy  never  sleeps, 
Thy  goodness  never  dies. 
i  From  morn  till  noon — till  latest  eve, 
Thy  hand,  O  God,  we  see ; 
And  all  the  blessings  we  receive, 
Proceed  alone  from  thee. 
5  In  all  the  varying  scenes  of  time, 
On  thee  our  hopes  depend  ; 
In  every  age — in  every  clime, 
Our  Father  and  our  Friend. 

140.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Divine  protection  acknowledged  fy  implored, 

1  .JEHOVAH,  God  most  high  ! 

Thou  art  the  God  we  own  : 
Oh  let  our  supplicating  cry 
Be  heard  before  thy  throne. 

2  Great  God,  thy  sovereign  power 

Salvation  can  impart : 
Thy  shield,  in  every  dangerous  hour, 
Has  shelter'd  o'er  each  heart. 

3  Do  thou  our  foes  repel, 

Their  dark  designs  restrain ; 
So  shall  the  powers  of  earth  or  hell 
Assault  our  souls  in  vain. 

141.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Daily  Devotion. 

1  OUR  God,  accept  our  early  vows, 
Like  morning  incense  in  thy  house ; 
And  let  our  nightly  worship  rise, 
Sweet  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

2  Watch  o'er  our  lips,  and  guard  them,  Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word ; 

Nor  let  our  feet  incline  to  tread, 
The  guilty  path,  where  sinners  lead. 

3  Oh,  may  the  righteous,  when  we  stray, 
Smite,  and  reprove  our  wandering  way, 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment  shed, 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  each  head. 

j 


146  PSALMS. 

4  When  we  behold  them  pressed  with  grief, 
We'll  cry  to  heaven  for  their  relief ; 
And  by  our  warm  petitions,  prove 
How  much  we  prize  their  faithful  love. 

143.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Longing  for  Spiritual  Light  and  Comfort. 

1  OUR  righteous  Judge — our  gracious  God, 
Hear,  when  we  spread  our  hands  abroad  j 
We  cry  for  succour  from  thy  throne, 

Oh !  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known. 

2  For  thee  we  pray — for  thee  we  mourn  ; 
When  wilt  thou,  gracious  Lord,  return  1 
Shall  all  our  joys  on  earth  remove  1 
Wilt  thou  for  ever  hide  thy  love  7 

3  We  lift  our  hands  to  thee  again, 

And  thirst  like  parched  lands  for  rain ; 
Oh !  let  us  hear  thy  gracious  voice- 
So  shall  our  weary  souls  rejoice. 

4  Our  thoughts  in  musing  silence  trace 
The  ancient  wonders  of  thy  grace ; 
Thence  we  derive  a  glimpse  of  hope, 
To  bear  our  sinking  spirits  up. 

5  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  thy  holy  will, 
And  lead  us  to  thy  heavenly  hill : 
Oh  let  the  Spirit  of  thy  love 
Conduct  us  to  thy  courts  above. 

144.  FIRST  PART.    C.  M.    Watt& 

1  FOR  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Our  Saviour,  and  our  shield ; 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 
To  arm  us  for  the  field. 

2  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  our  souls  his  care ; 
Instructs  us  in  the  heavenly  fight, 
And  guards  us  through  the  war. 

3  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine 

My  fainting  hope  shall  raise ; 
He  makes  the  glorious  victory  mine, 
And  his  shall  be  the  praise. 


PSALMS.  147 

144.  SECOND  PART.    C.  M.    Watts. 
God's  condescending  Goodness  to  man. 

1  LORD,  what  is  man— poor  feeble  man, 

Born  of  the  earth  at  first? 
His  life  a-  shadow— light  and  vain, 
Still  hastening  to  the  dust. 

2  Oh !  what  is  feeble,  dying  man, 

Or  all  his  sinful  race, 
That  God  should  make  it  his  concern 
To  visit  him  with  grace  1— 

3  That  God  who  darts  his  lightnings  down, 

Who  shakes  the  worlds  above, 
While  terrors  wait  his  awful  frown — 
How  wondrous  is  his  love  ! 

145.'      FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Wtatts. 
All  Praise  due  to  God. 

1  OUR  God,  our  King,  thy  various  praise 
Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  our  days ; 
Thy  grace  employ  each  humble  tongue, 
And  life  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

2  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear ; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee. 

3  Thy  works  with  boundless  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  majesty  divine  ; 

Let  every  realm  with  joy  proclaim 
The  sound  and  honour  of  thy  name. 

4  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  thy  praise ; 
And  unborn  ages  make  our  song 
The  joy  and  triumph  of  their  tongue. 

5  But  who  can  speak  thy  wondrous  deeds  1 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds ; 
Vast — and  unsearchable  thy  ways  ! 
Vast — and  immortal  be  thy  praise ! 

145.  SECOND  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 
1  LONG  as  we  live,  we'll  bless  thy  name, 

Our  King,  our  God  of  love ; 
Our  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same, 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 


148  PSALMS. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord — his  power  unknown, 

Oh  let  his  praise  be  great ; 
We'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne, 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  each  tongue ; 

And  while  our  lips  rejoice, 
The  men  who  hear  our  sacred  song, 
Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 

4  Fathers  to  sons  shall  tell  thy  name, 

And  children  learn  thy  ways  ; 

Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim, 

And  nations  sound  thy  praise. 

5  The  Avorld  is  governed  by  thy  hand, 

Thy  saints  are  ruled  by  love ; 
And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 
Though  rocks  and  hills  remove. 

145.       THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 

1  SWEET  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace, 

Our  God,  our  heavenly  King ; 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

2  God  reigns  on  high — but  ne'er  confines 

His  goodness  to  the  skies  ; 
Through  all  the  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And  every  want  supplies. 

3  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord ! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves ! — 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pardoning  word, 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

4  Sweet  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace, 

Our  God,  our  heavenly  King ; 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 

145.        FOURTH  PART.  C.  M.  Steele. 

1  GREAT  is  the  Lord  !— our  souls  adore  ! 

We  wonder  while  we  praise  ; 
Thy  power,  O  God,  who  can  explore, 
Or  equal  honour  raise  ? 

2  How  large  thy  tender  mercies  are ! 

How  wide  thy  grace  extends  ! 
On  thy  beneficence  and  care 
The  universe  depends. 


PSALMS.  149 

3  Thy  praise  shall  be  our  constant  theme ; 
How  wondrous  is  thy  power ! 
We'll  speak  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
And  bid  the  world  adore. 

145.  FIFTH  PART.    C.  M.    Wragham. 

1  TO  thee,  our  righteous  King  and  Lord, 

Our  grateful  souls  we'll  raise  ; 
From  day  to  day  thy  works  record, 
And  ever  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Thy  greatness  human  thought  exceeds ; 

Thy  glory  knows  no  end  ; 
The  lasting  record  of  thy  deeds 
Through  ages  shall  descend. 

3  Thy  wondrous  acts,  thy  power,  and  might, 

Our  constant  theme  shall  be ; 
That  song  shall  be  our  soul's  delight 
Which  breathes  in  praise  to  thee. 

4  The  Lord  is  bountiful  and  kind, 

His  anger  slow  to  move  ; 
All  shall  his  tender  mercies  find, 
And  all  his  goodness  prove. 

5  From  all  thy  works,  O  Lord,  shall  spring 

The  sound  of  joy  and  praise ; 

Thy  saints  shall  of  thy  glory  sing, 

And  show  the  world  thy  ways. 

6  Throughout  all  ages  shall  endure 

Thine  everlasting  reign ; 
Thy  high  dominion,  firm  and  sure, 
For  ever  shall  remain. 

146.  FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Praise  to  God  for  his  Perfections. 

1  GOD  of  our  life  !  through  all  our  days 

Our  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  praise ; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  "light, 
And  warble  to  the  silent  night. 

2  When  anxious  cares  would  break  our  rest, 
And  griefs  would  tear  each  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praises,  raised  on  high, 

Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  our  powers  of  language  fail, 


150  PSALMS. 

Joy  through  our  swimming  eyes  shall  break 
And  mean  the  thanks  we  cannot  speak. 

4  But  O !  when  that  last  conflict 's  o'er, 
And  we  are  chained  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  we  rise 
To  join  the  music  of  the  skies  ! 

5  Soon  shall  we  learn  the  exalted  strains 
Which  echo  o'er  the  heavenly  plains  ; 
And  emulate  with  joy  unknown, 

The  glowing  seraphs  round  thy  throne. 

146.     SECOND  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  PRAISE  ye  the  Lord — each  heart  shall  join 
In  work  so  pleasant,  so  divine  ; 

Our  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er-be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

2  Happy  the  man,  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God — he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train ; 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

3  His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure  ; 

He  saves  the  oppressed— he  feeds  the  poor ; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

4  He  loves  the  saints — he  knows  them  well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; — 
Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 

Praise  him  in  everlasting  strains. 

146.    THIRD  PART.    L.  P.  M.    Watts. 

1  WE'LL  praise  our  Maker  with  our  breath  ; 
And  when  our  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  our  nobler  powers : 
Our  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

2  How  blest  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God — he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train ; 
His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  the  oppressed — he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 


PSALMS.  151 

3  We'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  us  breath : 
And  when  our  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  our  nobler  powers  : 
Our  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

147.        FIRST  PART.    L.  M.    Watts. 

1  PRAISE  ye  the  Lord !  'tis  good  to  raise 
Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise : 
His  nature  and  his  works  unite 

To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 

2  He  formed  the  stars,  those  heavenly  flames  ; 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names  ; 
His  wisdom  's  vast,  and  knows  no  bound  ; 
His  counsels  are  a  deep  profound. 

3  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  great  his  might : 
Kind  are  his  ways,  his  judgments  right : 
He  loves  the  meek,  rewards  the  just, 
And  lifts  the  humble  from  the  dust. 

4  His  saints  are  precious  in  his  sight ; 
He  views  his  children  with  delight ; 
He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
Approves  and  owns  his  image  there. 

147.  SECOND  PART.  C.  M.  Spirit  of  Ps. 

Goodness  of  God.    Morning. 

1  DELIGHTFUL  is  the  task  to  sing, 

On  each  returning  day,    ' 
The  praises  of  our  heavenly  King, 
And  grateful  homage  pay. 

2  The  countless  worlds,  which,  bathed  in  light, 

Through  fields  of  azure  move, 
Proclaim  his  wisdom  and  his  might, 
But  O,  how  great  his  love  ! 

3  He  deigns  each  broken,  contrite  heart 

With  tender  care  to  bind  ; 
And  comfort,  hope,  and  grace  impart 

To  heal  the  wounded  mind. 
i  All  creatures  with  instinctive  cry, 

From  God  implore  their  food ; 
His  bounty  grants  a  rich  supply, 

And  fills  the  earth  with  good. 


152  PSALMS. 

5  Delightful  is  the  task,  O  Lord  ! 
With  each  returning  day 
Thy  countless  mercies  to  record, 
And  grateful  homage  pay. 

147.      THIRD  PART.     C.  M.    Watts. 
The  Seasons  of  the  Year. 

1  WITH  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 

Address  the  Lord  on  high ; 
Over  the  heavens  he  spreads  his  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  his  showers  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown, 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  each  revolving  year  ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintry  days  appear. 

4  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground  ; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

5  He  sends  his  word  and  melts  the  snow, 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 

6  The  changing  wind — the  flying  cloud, 

Obey  his  mighty  word  : 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud,— 
Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord. 

14'8.        FIRST  PART.    S.  M.    Watts. 
Praise  to  God  for  his  Perfection. 

1  LET  every  creature  join 

To  praise  th'  eternal  God  ; 
Ye  heavenly  hosts,  the  song  begin, 
And  sound  his  name  abroad. 

2  Thou  sun,  with  golden  beams, 

And  moon,  with  paler  rays  ; 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 


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3  He  built  those  worlds  above, 

And  fixed  their  wondrous  frame : 
By  his  command  they  stand  or  move, 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 

4  By  all  his  works  above, 

His  honours  be  expressed  ; 
But  saints  who  taste  his  saving  love, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

148.    SECOND  PART.  C.  P.  M.  Ogilvie. 

1  BEGIN,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay, 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  th'  Almighty's  name  : 
Lo !  heaven  and  earth,  and  seas  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 

2  Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker  God ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  power  : 
Lo !  on  the  lightning's  fiery  wing 
In  triumph  walks  th'  eternal  King : 

Th'  astonished  worlds  adore. 

3  Ye  deeps,  with  roaring  billows  rise, 
To  join  the  thunders  of  the  skies, 

Praise  him,  who  bids  you  roll ; — 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

4  Wake,  all  ye  soaring  throngs,  and  sing ; 
Ye  feathered  warblers  of  the  spring, 

Harmonious  anthems  raise 
To  him  who  shaped  your  finer  mould, 
Who  tipped  your  glittering  wings  with  gold, 

And  tuned  your  voice  to  praise. 

5  Let  man,  by  nobler  passions  swayed, 
Let  man,  in  God's  own  image  made, 

His  breath  in  praise  employ  ; 
Spread  wide  his  Maker's  name,  around, 
Till  heaven  shall  echo  back  the  sound, 

In  songs  of  holy  joy. 

148.      THIRD  PART.    H.  M.    Watts. 
1  YE  tribes  of  Adam,  join 

With  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas, 


154  PSALMS. 

And  offer  notes  divine 
To  your  Creator's  praise. 
Ye  holy  throng  I      In  worlds  of  light 

Of  angels  bright,  |     Begin  the  song. 

2  The  shining  worlds  above 

In  glorious  order  stand, 
Or  in  swift  courses  move 

By  his  supreme  command. 
He  spake  the  word,     I      From  nothing  came 
And  all  their  frame     |      To  praise  the  Lord. 

3  Let  all  the  nations  fear 

The  God  that  rules  above ; 
He  brings  his  people  near, 

And  makes  them  taste  his  love : 
While  earth  arid  sky   I      His  saints  shall  raise 
Attempt  his  praise,      |      His  honours  high. 

148.  FOURTH  PART.  8's  &  7's.  Dublin  C. 

1  PRAISE  the  Lord  !  ye  heavens,  adore  him ; 

Praise  him,  angels  in  the  height ; 
Sun  and  moon,  rejoice  before  him  ; 
Praise  him,  all  ye  stars  of  light ! 

2  Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  hath  spoken ; 

Worlds  his  mighty  voice  obeyed  ; 
Laws  which  never  can  be  broken, 
For  their  guidance  he  hath  made. 

3  Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  glorious ; 

Never  shall  his  promise  fail ; 
God  hath  made  his  saints  victorious, 
Sin  and  death  shall  not  prevail. 

4  Praise  the  God  of  our  salvation, 

Hosts  on  high  his  power  proclaim ; 
Heaven  and  earth,  and  all  creation, 
Praise  and  magnify  his  name ! 

149.  C.  M.    Watts. 

1  ALL  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 

And  let  your  songs  be  new ; 
Amidst  the  church,  with  cheerful  voice, 
His  later  wonders  show. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 

Shall  their  Redeemer  sing ; 
And  Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
While  Zion  owns  her  King. 


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3  The  Lord  tabes  pleasure  in  the  just, 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn ; 
The  meek,  who  lie  despised  in  dust, 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 

4  Saints  shall  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

E'en  on  a  dying  bed  : 
And  like  the  souls  in  glory  sing, 
For  God  shall  raise  the  dead. 

5  When  Christ  his  judgment-seat  ascends, 

And  bids  the  world  appear, 
Thrones  are  prepared  for  all  his  friends, 
Who  humbly  loved  him  here. 

150.  7's.    Merrick. 

1  PRAISE — oh  praise  the  name  divine, 
Praise  him  at  the  hallowed  shrine ; 
Let  the  firmament  on  high 

To  its  Maker's  praise  reply. 

2  All  who  vital  breath  enjoy, 

In  his  praise  that  breath  employ  ; 
Heaven  and  earth  the  chorus  join ; 
Praise — oh  praise  the  name  divine. 


HYMNS 

FOR    PUBLIC    WORSHIP. 


THE  EXISTENCE  AND  ATTRIBUTES  OF  GOD. 

1 .  L.  M.     Steele. 
Existence  of  God  manifested  from  his  Works. 

1  THERE  is  a  God— all  nature  speaks, 

Through  earth,  and  air,  and  sea,  and  skies ; 
See,  from  the  clouds  his  glory  breaks, 
When  earliest  beams  of  morning  rise. 

2  The  rising  sun,  serenely  bright, 

Throughout  the  world's  extended  frame, 
Inscribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

3  Ye  curious  minds,  who  roam  abroad, 

And  trace  creation's  wonders  o'er, 

Confess  the  footsteps  of  your  God ; — 

Bow  down  before  him — and  adore. 

2.  C.  P.  M.    Smart. 
The  Great  I  AM. 

1  WE  sing  of  God,  the  mighty  source 
Of  all  things,  the  stupendous  force 

On  which  all  things  depend  ; 
From  whose  right  arm,  beneath  whose  eyes, 
All  period,  power,  and  enterprise 

Commence,  and  reign,  and  end. 

2  The  world,  the  clustering  spheres  he  made, 
The  glorious  light,  the  soothing  shade  ; 

Dale,  plain,  and  grove  and  hill ; 
The  multitudinous  abyss, 
Where  nature  joys  in  secret  bliss, 

And  wisdom  hides  her  skill. 
Tell  them,  I  am,  Jehovah  said 
To  Moses,  while  earth  heard  in  dread. 


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And  smitten  to  the  heart, 
At  once  above,  beneath,  around, 
All  nature,  without  voice  or  sound, 

Replied,  O  Lord,  thou  art. 

3.  L.  M.    Krppis. 
God  Incomprehensible. 

1  GREAT  God !  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 
Attempts  to  look  thy  nature  through ; 

Our  labouring  powers  with  reverence  own, 
Thy  glories  never  can  be  known. 

2  Not  the  high  seraph's  mighty  thought, 
Who  countless  years  his  God  has  sought, 
Such  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  find, 
Or  fully  trace  thy  boundless  mind. 

3  And  yet  thy  kindness  deigns  to  show 
Enough  for  mortal  minds  to  know ; 
While  wisdom,  goodness,  power  divine, 
Through  all  thy  works  ana  conduct  shine. 

4  O  !  may  our  souls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  nature  and  of  grace  ; 
Explore  thy  sacred  truth,  and  still 
Press  on  to  know  and  do  thy  will. 

4.  L.  M.    Watts. 
God  the  Creator. 

1  NATURE,  with  all  her  powers,  shall  sing 
Her  great  Creator  and  her  King : 

Nor  air,  nor  earth,  nor  skies,  nor  seas 
Deny  the  tribute  of  their  praise. 

2  Ye  seraphs,  who  sit  near  his  throne, 
Begin  to  make  his  glories  known, 

Tune  high  your  harps,  and  spread  the  sound 
Throughout  creation's  utmost  bound. 

3  Oh !  may  our  ardent  zeal  employ 

Our  loftiest  thoughts,  and  loudest  songs ; 
Let  there  be  sung,  with  warmest  joy, 
Hosanna  from  ten  thousand  tongues. 

4  Yet,  mighty  God,  our  feeble  frame 
Attempts  in  vain  to  reach  thy  name : 
The  highest  notes  that  angels  raise, 
Fall  far  below  thy  glorious  praise. 


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5.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 

1  THE  God  of  nature  and  of  grace, 

In  all  his  works  appears ; 
His  goodness  through  the  earth  we  trace, 
His  grandeur  in  the  spheres. 

2  How  excellent,  O  Lord,  thy  name, 

In  all  creation's  lines ! 
Spread  through  eternity,  thy  frame 
With  rising  lustre  shines. 

3  Millions  before  thy  presence  stand, 

Who  feel,  while  they  adore, 
Fulness  of  joy,  at  thy  right  hand, 
And  pleasures  evermore. 

6.  C.  M.    Brown. 

1  GREAT  first  of  beings  !  mighty  Lord 

Of  all  this  wondrous  frame ! 
Produced  by  thy  creating  word, 
The  world  from  nothing  came. 

2  Thy  voice  sent  forth  the  high  command, 

'Twas  instantly  obeyed ; 
And  through  thy  goodness  all  things  stand, 
Which  by  thy  power  were  made. 

3  Lord  !  for  thy  glory  shine  the  whole  ; 

They  all  reflect  thy  light : 
For  this  in  course  the  planets  roll, 
And  day  succeeds  the  night. 
i  For  this  the  earth  its  produce  yields, 
For  this  the  waters  flow ; 
And  blooming  plants  adorn  the  fields, 
And  trees  aspiring  grow. 
5  Inspired  with  praise,  our  minds  pursue 
This  wise  and  noble  end, 
That  all  we  think,  and  all  we  do, 
Shall  to  thy  glory  tend. 

7.  CM.    Watts. 

1  ETERNAL  Wisdom,  thee  we  praise, 

Thee  all  thy  creatures  sing  ; 
While  with  thy  name,  rocks,  hills,  and  seas 
And  heaven's  high  palace  ring. 

2  Thy  hand— how  wide  it  spreads  the  sky ! 

How  glorious  to  behold  ! 


160  THE    EXISTENCE    AND 

Tinged  with  a  blue  of  heavenly  dye, 
And  starred  with  sparkling  gold. 

3  Thy  glories  blaze  all  nature  round, 

And  strike  the  gazing  sight, 
Through  skies,  and  seas,  and  solid  ground, 
With  terror  and  delight 

4  Almighty  power,  and  equal  skill 

Shine  through  the  worlds  abroad  ; 
Our  souls  with  vast  amazement  fill, 
And  speak  the  builder — God. 

5  But  still,  the  wonders  of  thy  grace 

Our  warmer  passions  move ; 
Here  we  behold  our  Saviour's  face, 
And  we  adore  thy  love. 

8.  C.  M.     H.  K.  White. 
God's  power  over  his  Works. 

1  THE  Lord  our  God  is  full  of  might, 

The  winds  obey  his  will ; 
He  speaks,  and  in  his  heavenly  height 
The  rolling  sun  stands  still. 

2  Rebel,  ye  waves  !  and  o'er  the  land 

With  threatening  aspect  roar ; 

The  Lord  uplifts  his  awful  hand, 

And  chains  you  to  the  shore. 

3  Howl,  winds  of  night !  your  force  combine, 

Without  his  high  behest, 
Ye  shall  not  in  the  mountain  pine 
Disturb  the  sparrow's  nest. 

4  Ye  nations  bend,  in  reverence  bend, 

Ye  monarchs,  wait  his  nod, 
And  bid  the  choral  song  ascend 
To  celebrate  our  God ! 

9.  C.  M.    Browne. 
Universal  goodness  of  God. 

1  LORD  thou  art^ood  !  all  nature  shows 

Its  mighty  author  kind  : 
Thy  bounty  through  creation  flows, 
Full,  free,  and  unconfined. 

2  The  whole  in  every  part  proclaims 

Thine  infinite  good  will ; 


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It  shines  in  stars,  and  flows  in  streams, 
And  bursts  from  every  hill. 

3  We  view  it  o'er  the  spreading  main, 

And  heavens  which  spread  more  wide  ; 
it  drops  in  gentle  showers  of  rain, 
And  rolls  in  every  tide, 
s  Long  hath  it  been  diffused  abroad, 
Through  ages  past  and  gone ; 
Nor  ever  can  exhausted  be, 
But  still  keeps  flowing  on. 

5  Through  the  whole  earth  it  pours  supplies 

Spreads  joy  through  every  part ; 
O  may  such  "love  attract  our  eyes, 
And  captivate  each  heart ! 

6  Our  highest  admiration  raise, 

Our  best  affections  move  ! 
Employ  our  tongue  in  songs  of  praise, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  love  ! 

10.  6s.  M.    Drummond. 

Unity  of  God. 

1  THE  God  who  reigns  alone 
O'er  earth,  and  sea,  and  sky, 
Let  man  with  praises  own," 
And  sound  his  honours  high, 

2  Him  all  in  heaven  above, 
Him  all  on  earth  below, 

The  exhaustless  source  of  love, 
The  great  Creator  know, 

3  He  formed  the  living  flame, 
He  gave  the  reasoning  mind ; 
Then  only  He  may  claim 
The  worship  of  mankind. 

4  So  taught  his  only  Son, 
Blessed  messenger  of  grace ! 
The  Eternal  is  but  one, 

No  second  holds  his  place. 

11.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 

The  earth  full  of  the  Goodness  of  God. 
1  GOD,  in  the  high  and  holy  place, 
Looks  down  upon  the  spheres  ; 


162  THE    EXISTENCE   AND 

Yet  in  his  providence  and  grace 
To  every  eye  appears. 

2  He  bows  the  heavens  ;  the  mountains  stand, 

A  highway  for  our  God  : 
He  walks  amidst  the  desert-land  ; 
'Tis  Eden  where  he  trod. 

3  The  forests  in  his  strength  rejoice ; 

Hark !  on  the  evening  breeze, 
As  once  of  old,  the  Lord  God's  voice 
Is  heard  among  the  trees. 

4  In  every  stream  his  bounty  flows, 

Diffusing  joy  and  wealth  ; 
In  every  breeze  his  Spirit  blows, 
— The  breath  of  life  and  health. 

5  His  blessings  fall  in  plenteous  showers 

Upon  the  lap  of  earth, 
That  teems  with  foliage,  fruits  and  flowers, 
And  rings  with  infant  mirth. 

6  If  God  hath  made  this  world  so  fair, 

Where  sin  and  death  abound, 
How  beautiful  beyond  compare, 
Will  Paradjse  be  found ! 

12.  CM.    Scott. 

God,  Almighty  and  Omnipotent. 

1  GREAT  God,  thy  penetrating  eye 

Pervades  my  inmost  powers-: 
With  awe  profound  my  wondering  soul 
Falls  prostrate,  and  adores. 

2  To  be  encompassed  round  with  God, 

The  holy  and  the  just ; 
Armed  with  omnipotence  to  save, 
Or  crumble  us  to  dust — 

3  Oh,  how  tremendous  is  the  thought ! 

Deep  may  it  be  impressed  ! 
And  may  thy  Spirit  firmly  grave 
This  truth  within  each  breast ! 

4  Begirt  with  thee,  our  fearless  souls 

The  gloomy  vale  shall  tread ; 
And  thou  wilt  bind  th'  immortal  crown 
*»f  «Urv  on  each  head. 


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13.  L.  M.    Needham. 
Wisdom  and  Knowledge  of  God. 

1  AWAKE,  our  tongues — our  tribute  bring 
To  him  who  gave  us  power  to  sing ; 
Praise  him,  who  is  all  praise  above, 
The  source  of  wisdom  and  of  love. 

2  How  vast  his  knowledge !  how  profound ! 
A  depth  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned  ! 
The  stars  he  numbers — and  their  names 
He  gives  to  all  those  heavenly  flames. 

3  Through  each  bright  world  above,  behold 
Ten  thousand  thousand  charms  unfold  : 
Earth,  air,  and  mighty  seas  combine, 

To  speak  his  wisdom  all  divine. 

4  But  in  redemption,  oh  what  grace ! 

Its  wonders,  oh  what  thought  can  trace  ; 
Here  wisdom  shines  for  ever  bright — 
Praise  him,  our  souls,  with  sweet  delight 

14.  CM.    Watts. 
God  searching  the  Heart. 

1  GOD  is  a  spirit,  just — and  wise  ; 

He  sees  our  inmost  mind  ; 
In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  hearts  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honour  can  appear ; 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies ; 

Their  bending  knees  the  ground ; 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
Where  the  heart  is  not  found. 

4  Lord,  search  our  thoughts,  and  try  our  ways, 

And  make  our  souls  sincere  ; 
Then  shall  we  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

15.  L.  M.    Methodist  Coll. 
God  Self-existent  and  immutable. 

1  ALL-POWERFUL,  self-existent  God, 
Who  all  creation  dost  sustain  ! 


164  THE    EXISTENCE   AND 

Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come — 
And  everlasting  is  thy  reign. 

2  Fixed  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 

Each  glorious  attribute  divine, 
Through  ages  infinite,  shall  still 
With  undiminished  lustre  shine. 

3  Fountain  of  being !  Source  of  good ! 

Immutable  dost  thou  remain  ; 
Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Obscure  the  glories  of  thy  reign. 

4  Earth  may  with  all  her  powers  dissolve, 

If  such  the  great  Creator's  will : 
But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same ; 
"I  am"  is  thy  memorial  still. 

16.  L.  M.    Williams's  Coll. 

Praise  to  God  for  creating  goodness. 

1  CELESTIAL  worlds !  your  Maker's  name 
Resound  through  every  shining  coast : 
Our  God  a  nobfer  praise  will  claim, 
Where  he  unfolds  his  glories  most. 

2  Stupendous  globe  of  flaming  day  ! 
Praise  him  in  thy  sublime  career ; 

He  struck  from  night  thy  peerless  ray, 
Gave  thee  thy  path,  and  guides  thee  there. 

3  Ye  starry  lamps,  to  whom  't  is  given 
Night's  sable  horrors  to  illume, 

Praise  him  who  hung  you  in  yon  heaven, 
With  vivid  fires  to  gild  the  gloom. 

4  Lightnings,  that  round  th'  Eternal  play ! 
Thunders,  that  from  his  arm  are  hurled  ! 
The  grandeur  of  your  God  convey, 
Blazing,  or  bursting  on  the  world. 

5  From  clime  to  clime,  from  shore  to  shore, 
Be  the  almighty  God  adored  : 

He  made  the  nations  by  his  power, 
And  rules  them  with  his  sovereign  word. 

6  At  once  let  nature's  ample  round 
To  God  the  vast  thanksgiving  raise : 
His  high  perfection  knows  no  bound, 
But  fills  immensity  of  space. 


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17.  S.  M.    Steele. 

God  our  Creator  and  Benefactor. 

1  OUR.  Maker  and  our  King !    - 

To  thee  our  all  we  owe ; 
Thy  sovereign  bounty  is  the  spring, 
Whence  all  our  blessings  flow. 

2  Tbou  ever  good  and  kind  ! 

A  thousand  reasons  move, 

A  thousand  obligations  bind 

Our  hearts  to  grateful  love. 

3  The  creatures  of  thy  hand, 

On  thee  alone  we  Uve ; 
Our  God,  thy  benefits  demand 
More  praise  than  we  can  give. 

4  Lord,  what  can  we  impart, 

When  all  is  thine  before ; 
Thy  love  demands  a  thankful  heart ; 
The  gift,  alas  !  how  poor  ! 

5  Shall  we  withhold  thy  due? 

And  shall  our  passions  rove  % 
Lord,  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew, 
And  fill  them  with  thy  love. 

6  Oh  let  thy  grace  inspire 

Our  souls  with  strength  divine ; 
Let  all  our  powers  to  thee  aspire, 
And  all  our  days  be  thine. 

18.  CM.    Gibbons. 

1  THY  goodness,  Lord,  our  souls  confess  , 

Thy  goodness  we  adore ; 
A  spring,  whose  blessings  never  fail — 
A  sea  without  a  shore ! 

2  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  thy  love  declare 

In  every  golden  ray ; 
Love  draws  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
And  love  brings  back  the  day. 

3  Thy  bounty  every  season  crowns, 

With  all  the  bliss  it  yields  ; 
With  joyful  clusters  loads  the  vines, 
With  strengthening  grain,  the  fields. 

4  But  chiefly  thy  compassion,  Lord, 

Is  in  the  gospel  seen  ; 


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There,  like  a  sun,  thy  mercy  shines, 

Without  a  cloud  between. 
5  There  pardon,  peace,  and  holy  joy, 

Through  Jesus'  name  are  given ; 
He  on  the  cross  was  lifted  high, 

That  we  might  reign  in  heaven. 

19.  CM.    Steele. 

1  YE  humble  souls,  approach  your  God 

With  songs  of  sacred  praise ; 
For  he  is  good — immensely  good, 
And  kind  are  all  his  ways. 

2  All  nature  owns  his  guardian  care ; 

In  him  we  live  and  move  ; 
But  nobler  benefits  declare 
The  wonders  of  his  love. 

3  He  gave  his  well-beloved  Son, 

To  save  our  souls  from  sin ; 
'Tis  here  he  makes  his  goodness  known. 
And  proves  it  all  divine. 

4  To  this  sure  refuge,  Lord,  we  come, 

And  here  our  hope  relies  ; 
A  safe  defence — a  peaceful  home, 
When  storms  of  trouble  rise. 

5  Thine  eye  beholds,  with  kind  regard, 

The  souls  who  trust  in  thee ; 
Their  humble  hope  thou  wilt  reward 
With  bliss  divinely  free. 

6  Great  God,  to  thine  almighty  love 

What  honours  shall  we  raise ! 
Not  all  the  raptured  songs  above 
Can  render  equal  praise. 

20.  C.  M.    Addison. 

1  WHEN  all  thy  mercies,  O  our  God, 

Each  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  we're  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2  Unnumbered  comforts  to  each  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 
Before  our  infant  hearts  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed. 


ATTKIBUTES    OF    GOD.         '  167 

3  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth 
With  heedless  steps  we  ran, 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  conveyed  us  safe, 
And  led  us  up  to  man. 
£  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 
Our  daily  thanks  employ ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

5  Through  every  period  of  our  life, 

Thy  goodness  we'll  pursue  ; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

6  Through  all  eternity,  to  thee 

A  joyful  song  we'll  raise : 
But  oh  !  eternity 's  too  short 
To  utter  all  thy  praise ! 

21.  L.  M.    Scott. 

1  OUR  frame,  O  God — these  noble  powers, 

To  thy  creating  hand  we  owe ; 
Thy  providence  preserves  us  safe, 
And  crowns  our  every  wish  below. 

2  Oft  in  the  visions  of  the  night, 

Our  thoughts  o'er  all  thy  mercies  rove ; 
And,  every  midnight  wakeful  hour, 
We  trace  the  wonders  of  thy  love. 

3  The  pleasing,  unexhausted  theme 

Each  rising  morn  our  souls  pursue — 
In  fervent  prayer  ascends  to  thee, 
And  still  their  grateful  songs  renew. 

4  Thy  mercies,  Lord,  through  endless  years, 

Shall  all  our  raptured  powers  employ ; 
Yet  endless  years  will  only  swell 
Our  wonder,  gratitude,  and  joy. 

/£/£.  L.  M.    Stexnett. 

A  song  of  Praise  to  God. 

1  TO  God,  the  Universal  King, 

Let  all  mankind  their  tribute  bring ; 
All  that  have  breath,  your  voices  raise, 
In  songs  of  never-ceasing  praise. 

2  The  spacious  earth  on  which  we  tread, 
And  wider  heavens  stretched  o'er  our  head. 


168  THE  EXISTENCE.  AND 

A  large  and  solemn  temple  frame, 
To  celebrate  its  Builder's  fame. 

3  Here  the  bright  sun,  that  rules  the  day, 
As  through  the  sky  he  makes  his  way, 
To  all  the  world  proclaims  aloud 

The  boundless  sov'reignty  of  God. 

4  When  from  our  view  the  sun  retires, 
And  with  the  day  his  voice  expires, 
The  moon  and  stars  adopt  the  song, 

And  through  the  night  his  praise  prolong. 

But  man,  endow'd  with  nobler  pow'rs, 

His  God,  in  nobler  strains  adores  : 

His  is  the  gift  to  know  the  song, 

As  well  as  sing  with  thankful  tongue. 

23.  C.  M.     Burder. 

God  is  Love. 

1  COME,  ye  that  know  and  fear  the  Lord, 

And  lift  your  souls  above  ; 
Let  every  heart  and  voice  accord, 
To  sing,  that  God  is  love. 

2  This  precious  truth  his  word  declares, 

And  all  his  mercies  prove ; 
While  Christ,  th'  atoning  Lamb,  appears, 
To  show,  that  God  is  love. 

3  Behold  his  loving-kindness  waits, 

For  those  who  from  him  rove, 
And  calls  of  mercy  reach  their  hearts, 
To  teach  them,  God  is  love. 

4  And  oh  that  you,  whose  hardened  hearts 

No  fears  of  hell  can  move, 
May  hear  the  gospel's  milder  voice — 
That  tells  you,  God  is  love. 

5  Oh  may  we  all,  while  here  below, 

This  best  of  blessings  prove ; 
Till  warmer  hearts — in  brighter  worlds, 
Shall  shout,  that  God  is  love. 

24.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Condescension  of  God. 

I  THUS  saith  the  high  and  lofty  One, 
"  I  sit  upon  my  holy  throne ;  , 


ATTRIBUTES   OF   GOD.  169 

My  name  is  God— I  dwell  on  high ; 
Dwell  in  my  own  eternity. 
"  But  I  descend  to  worlds  below ; 
On  earth  I  have  a  mansion  too ; 
The  humble  spirit  and  contrite 
Is  an  abode  of  my  delight. 

3  "The  humble  soul  my  words  revive, 
I  bid  the  mourning  sinner  live  ; 
Heal  all  the  broken  hearts  I  find, 
And  ease  the  sorrows  of  the  mind." 

4  Lord,  may  thy  pardoning  grace  be  nigh, 
Lest  we  should  faint,  despair,  and  die  ! 
Then  shall  our  grateful  voice  declare,  ' 
How  free  thy  tender  mercies  are. 

25.  CM.    Watts. 

Eternal  Dominion  of  God. 

1  GREAT  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 

How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made : 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  in  thy  view  ; 
To  thee  there 's  nothing  old  appears  ; 
With  God !  there 's  nothing  new. 

4  Our  lives  through  varying  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vexed  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

5  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 

How  frail  and  weak  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2o.  L.  M.    Blacklock. 

Majesty  and  Dominion  of  God. 
1  COME,  O  our  souls,  in  sacred  lays, 
Attemnt  our  great  Creator's  praise : 


170  THE   EXISTENCE    AND 

But,  oh,  what  tongue  can  speak  his  fame !     , 
What  mortal  verse  can  reach  the  theme  ! 

2  Enthroned  amid  the  radiant  spheres, 
He  glory  like  a  garment  wears ; 

To  form  a  robe  of  light  divine, 

Ten  thousand  suns  around  him  shine. 

3  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designs, 
Omnipotence,  with  wisdom,  shines, 

His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Declare  the  glory  of  his  name. 

4  Raised  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Do  you,  our  souls,  his  glories  sing ; 
And  let  his  praise  employ  each  tongue, 
Till  listening  worlds  shall  join  the  song  ! 

27.  L.  M.    Steele. 

1  THE  Lord,  the  God  of  glory,  reigns, 

In  robes  of  majesty  arrayed  ; 
His  rule  Omnipotence  sustains,  [made. 

And  guides  the  worlds  his  hands  have 

2  Ere  rolling  worlds  began  to  move, 

Or  ere  the  heavens  were  spread  abroad, 
Thine  awful  throne  was  fixed  above  , 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God. 

3  The  swelling  floods  tumultuous  rise, 

Aloud  the  angry  tempests  roar ; 
Lift  their  proud  billows  to  the  skies, 
And  foam,  and  lash  the  trembling  shore. 

4  The  Lord,  the  mighty  God,  on  high, 

Controls  the  fiercely  raging  seas  ; 
He  speaks — and  noise  and  tempest  fly, 
The  waves  sink  down  in  gentle  peace. 

5  Thy  sovereign  laws  are  ever  sure, 

Eternal  holiness  is  thine ; 
And,  Lord,  thy  people  shall  be  pure, 
And  in  thy  blest  resemblance  shine. 

28.  C.  M.    Jar  vis. 

The  Attributes  of  God  our  Confidence. 
GREAT  God  !  thine  attributes  divine, 

Thy  glorious  works  and  ways, 
The  wonders  of  thy  power  and  might, 

The  universe  displays. 


ATTRIBUTES   OF   GOD.  171 

2  In  safety  may  thy  children  rest 

On  thy  sustaining  arm ; 
Extended  still,  and  strong  to  save 
From  danger  and  alarm. 

3  O  may  thy  gracious  presence,  Lord, 

Chase  anxious  fears  away  ; 

Amidst  the  ruins  of  the  world, 

Our  guardian  and  our  stay ! 

29.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  whole  earth  is  full  of  thy  glory. 

1  JEHOVAH !  we  adore  thy  name, 

And  how  before  thy  throne ; 
Created  nature,  all  proclaim 
That  thou  art  God  alone. 

2  The  sun  pours  forth  his  radiant  light 

Thy  glory  to  display  ; 
How  weak  an  emblem  of  thy  sight 
Is  his  most  piercing  ray. 

3  The  starry  hosts  of  heaven  combine 

To  sing  aloud  thy  praise  ; 
And  will  for  ever,  while  they  shine, 
Their  songs  exulting  raise. 

4  Through  vast  immensity  thine  eye 

Can  instantly  survey 
Ten  thousand  worlds  that  roll  on  high, 
Which  all  thy  word  obey. 

5  Oh !  how  unspeakable  thy  love 

To  mortal  man  below : 
Still  may  they  all  thy  pity  prove, 
From  whom  all  blessings  flow. 

30.  C.  M.    Gentlemens'  Magazine. 

The  God  of  Nature  invoked. 

1  HAIL,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good ! 

To  thee  our  songs  we  raise : 
Nature,  through  all  her  various  scenes, 
Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2  At  morning,  noon,  and  evening  mild, 

Fresh  wonders  strike  our  view ; 
And  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult, 
With  transports  ever  new. 


172  THE    EXISTENCE   AND 

3  Thy  glory  beams  in  every  star 

Which  gilds  the  gloom  of  night ; 

And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  morn 

With  rays  of  cheerful  light.         , 

4  The  lofty  hill,  the  humble  vale, 

With  countless  beauties  shine  : 
The*silent  grove,  the  awful  shade, 
Proclaim  thy  power  divine. 

5  Great  nature's  God !  still  may  these  scenes 

Our  serious  hours  engage  ; 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page ! 

6  And  while,  in  all  thy  wondrous  works, 

Thy  varied  love  we  see  ; 
Still  may  the  contemplation  lead 
Our  hearts,  O  God  I  to  thee. 

ol.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

Hymn  Praise  to  God. 

1  ALL  glory  to  the  Lord,  our  God, 

Whose  wisdom  spreads  the  heavens  abroad  : 
To  him  creation  owes  its  birth, 
His  mighty  arm  sustains  the  earth. 

2  His  presence  fills  unbounded  space, 
His  ways  our  highest  thoughts  surpass ; 
In  worlds  unnumbered  and  unknown, 
He  reigns  unrivalled  and  alone. 

3  The  evening  shade,  the  morning  light, 
The  sun  by  day  and  stars  by  night, 
Unite  their  voices  to  proclaim, 

The  awful  grandeur  of  his  name. 

4  He  sees  our  griefs  with  pitying  eyes, 
His  liberal  hand  our  need  supplies ; 
From  him  full  streams  of  mercy  flow, 
To  cheer  this  gloomy  vale  below. 

5  O  God  of  grace  and  matchless  power, 
With  reverence  we  thy  name  adore ; 
To  thee  our  grateful  songs  we  raise, 
Though  feeble  are  our  notes  of  praise. 


ATTRIBUTES   OF   GOD.  17,5 

32.  L.  M.    Watts. 
God  Incomprehensible. 

1  CAN  creatures  to  perfection  find 
The  eternal,  unci-eated  mind  1 

Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out  1 , 

2  'Tis  high  as  heaven,  'tis  deep  as  hell, 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  tell  1 
His  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

3  He  frowns,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon ; 
The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon ; 
The  pillars  of  heaven's  starry  roof 
Tremble  and  start  at  his  reproof. 

4  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways  : 
But  who  shall  utter  all  his  praise ! 
Who  can  endure  his  light,  or  stand 
To  hear  tbe  thunders  of  his  hand  ! 

33.  C.  M.    Jarvis. 
The  Power  of  God. 

1  ETERNAL  God !  thy  works  of  might 

Our  awe  and  wonder  raise  ; 

Thy  deeds  of  glory  far  surpass 

Our  loftiest  notes  of  praise. 

2  Thine  awful  thunder  fills  the  air, 

Resounding  through  the  sky ; 
While  vivid  lightnings  midst  the  gloom, 
Proclaim  Jehovah  nigh. 

3  He  comes  ;  all  nature  prostrate  lies, 

And  trembles  at  his  nod  ; 
Earthquakes  and  dreadful  storms  announce 
The  presence  of  our  God. 

4  The  howling  winds,  the  beating  rain, 

The  sea's  tumultuous  roar, — 
These  in  tremendous  concert  joined, 
Exalt  thy  boundless  power. 

5  Great  God  !  we  trust  the  matchless  strength 

Of  thine  almighty  arm, 
Which,  midst  the  wreck  of  thousand  worlds, 
Could  shelter  us  from  harm. 


174         THE   EXISTENCE   AND 

34.  C.  M.    Steele. 
God,  the  supreme  Good. 

1  WHEN  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wing, 

And  wanders  unconfined 
Amid  th'  unbounded  scene  of  things, 
Which  entertain  the  mind  : 

2  In  vain  we  trace  creation  o'er, 

In  search  of  sacred  rest ; 
The  whole  creation  is  too  poor, 
Too  mean  to  make  us  blest. 

3  In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 

Each  nattering,  specious  wile ; 
For  what  can  yield  a  real  joy, 
But  our  Creator's  smile. 

4  Let  earth  and  all  her  charms  depart, 

Unworthy  of  the  mind ; 
In  God  alone,  this  restless  heart 
An  equal  bliss  can  find. 

5  Great  spring  of  all  felicity, 

To  whom  our  wishes  tend ! 
Do  not  these  wishes  rise  from  thee, 
And  in  thy  favour  end  1 

35.  C  BL    Watts. 
Rejoicing  in  the  Works  of  God. 

1  REJOICE,  ye  righteous  !  in  the  Lord  ; 

This  work  belongs  to  you ; 
Sing  of  his  name,  his  ways,  his  word, 
How  holy,  just,  and  true  ! 

2  By  his  creative  word  of  might, 

The  heavenly  arch  was  reared ; 
And  all  the  beauteous  hosts  of  light 
At  his  command  appeared. 

3  He  bade  the  mighty  waters  flow 

To  their  appointed  deep  ; 
The  swelling  seas  their  limits  know, 
And  their  own  station  keep. 

4  Ye  tenants  of  the  spacious  earth ! 

With  awe  before  him  stand  : 
He  spake,  and  nature  took  its  birth 
And  rests  on  his  command. 


ATTRIBUTES   OF   GOD.  175 

His  works  of  nature  and  of  grace 

Reveal  his  wondrous  name ; 
His  mercy  and  his  righteousness 

Let  heaven  and  earth  proclaim. 

36.  L.  M.    Rippon's  Coll. 

The  truth  and  faithfulness  of  God. 

1  YE  humble  saints,  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  a  faithful  God  : 
How  just  and  true  are  all  his  ways, 
How  much  above  your  highest  praise ! 

2  The  words  his  sacred  lips  declare 
Of  his  own  mind  the  image  bear  ; 

What  should  him  tempt,  from  frailty  free, 
Blest  in  his  self-sufficiency. 

3  He  will  not  his  great  self  deny  : 
A  God  of  truth  can  never  lie : 
As  well  might  he  his  being  quit 
As  break  his  oath,  or  word  forget. 

4  Let  frighten'd  rivers  change  their  course, 
Or  backward  hasten  to  their  source ; 
Swift  through  the  air  let  rocks  be  hurl'd, 
And  mountains  like  the  chaff  be  whirl'd. 

5  Let  suns  and  stars  forget  to  rise, 
Or  quit  their  stations  in  the  skies ; 
Let  heav'n  and  earth  both  pass  away, 
Eternal  truth  shall  ne'er  decay. 

6  True  to  his  word,  God  gave  his  Son, 

To  die  for  crimes  which  men  had  done  ; 
Blest  pledge  !  he  never  will  revoke 
A  single  promise  he  has  spoke. 


PROVIDENCE  AND   GOVERNMENT   OF  GOD. 

37.         ■         C.  M.    Cowper, 

Mysterious  Providence. 

1  GOD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 

His  wonders  to  perform  : 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never- failing  skill, 


176  PROVIDENCE   AND 

He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints  !  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread, 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace : 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour : 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain : 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

38.  C.  M.    Beddome. 
Providence  and  Grace  unsearchable. 

1  ALMIGHTY  God,  thy  wondrous  works 

Of  providence  and  grace, 
An  angel's  perfect  mind  exceed, 
And  all  our  pride  abase. 

2  Stupendous  heights  !  amazing  depths ! 

Creatures  in  vain  explore  ; 
Or  if  a  transient  glimpse  we  gain, 
'Tis  faint,  and  quickly  o'er. 

3  Though  all  thy  mysteries  lie  concealed 

Beyond  what  we  can  see, 
Grant  us  the  knowledge  of  ourselves, 
The  knowledge,  Lord,  of  thee. 

39.  CM.    J.Taylor. 
Trust  in  God  through  all  changes. 

1  FATHER  divine  !  before  thy  view, 

All  worlds,  all  creatures  lie ; 
No  distance  can  elude  thy  search, 
No  action  'scape  thine  eye. 

2  From  thee  our  vital  breath  we  drew ; 

Our  childhood  was  thy  care ; 


GOVERNMENT    OF    GOD.  177 

.  And  vigorous  youth  and  feeble  age 
Thy  kind  protection  share. 

3  What'er  we  do,  where'er  we  turn, 

Thy  ceaseless  bounty  flows ; 
Oppressed  with  wo,  when  nature  faints, 
Thine  arm  is  our  repose. 

4  To  thee  we  look,  thou  Power  Supreme 

O  still  our  wants  supply  ! 
Safe  in  thy  presence  may  we  live, 
And  in  thy  favour  die. 

40.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Providential  Bounties  improved. 

1  FATHER  of  lights  !  we  sing  thy  name, 
Who  kindlest  up  the  lamp  of  day  ; 
Wide  as  he  spreads  his  golden  flame. 
His  beams  thy  power  and  love  display. 

2  Fountain  of  good  !  from  thee  proceed 
The  copious  drops  of  genial  rain, 
Which  o'er  the  hill  and  through  the  mead 
Revive  the  grass,  and  swell  the  grain. 

3  Through  the  wide  world  thy  bounties  spread; 
Yet  millions  of  our  guilty  race, 

Though  by  thy  daily  bounty  fed, 
Affront  thy  law,  and  spurn  thy  grace. 

4  Not  so  may  our  forgetful  hearts 
O'erlook  the  tokens  of  thy  care; 
But  what  thy  liberal  hand  imparts, 
Still  own  in  praise,  still  ask  in  prayer. 

5  So  shall  our  suns  more  grateful  shine, 
And  showers  in  sweeter  drops  shall  fall, 
When  all  our  hearts  and  lives  are  thine, 
And  thou,  O  God  !  enjoyed  in  all. 

41.  L.  M.    Wesley's  Col. 
Deliverances  acknowledged. 

1  GOD  of  our  life,  whose  gracious  power 
Through  varied  deaths  our  souls  hath  led, 
Or  turned  aside  the  fatal  hour, 

Or  lifted  up  our  sinking  head  ! 

2  In  all  our  ways  thy  hand  we  own. 
Thy  ruling  providence  we  see : 


178  PROVIDENCE   AND 

Assist  us  still  our  course  to  run, 
And  still  direct  our  paths  to  thee. 

3  Whither,  O !  whither  should  we  fly, 
But  to  our  loving  Father's  breast, 
Secure  within  thine  arms  to  lie, 
And  safe  beneath  thy  wings  to  rest? 

4  We  have  no  skill  the  snare  to  shun, 
But  thou,  O  God,  our  wisdom  art ; 
We  ever  into  rain  run  ; 
But  thou  art  greater  than  each  heart. 

5  Foolish  and  impotent  and  blind, 
Lead  us  a  way  we  have  not  known ; 
Bring  us  where  we  our  heaven  may  find, 
The  heaven  of  loving  thee  alone. 

42.  L.  M.    Browne. 
Dependance  on  Providence. 

1  GREAT  Lord  of  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies  . 
Thy  wealth  the  needy  world  supplies  : 
And  safe  beneath  thy  guardian  arm, 

We  live  secured  from  every  harm. 

2  To  thee  perpetual  thanks  we  owe 
For  all  our  comforts  here  below ; 
Our  daily  bread  thy  bounty  gives, 
And  every  rising  want  relieves. 

3  To  thee  we  cheerful  homage  bring ; 
In  grateful  hymns  thy  praises  sing ; 
On  thee  we  ever  will  depend, 

The  rich,  the  sure,  the  faithful  friend. 

43.  C.  P.  M.    Exeter  Col.  , 
Providential  Goodness  of  God. 

1  GREAT  source  of  unexhausted  good, 
Who  giv'st  us  health,  and  friends,  and  food. 

And  peace,  and  calm  content, 
Like  fragrant  incense,  to  the  skies, 
Let  songs  of  grateful  praises  rise, 

For  all  thy  blessings  lent. 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day, 
Thy  providence  attends  our  way, 

To  guard  us  and  to  guide ; 
Thy  grace  directs  our  wandering  will, 
And  warns  us.  lest  seducing  i11 

Allure  our  souls  aside. 


GOVERNMENT   OF   GOD.         17y 

3  Thy  smiles,  with  a  reviving  light, 
Cheer  the  long  darksome  hours  of  night, 

And  gild  the  thickest  gloom ; 
Thy  watchful  love,  around  our  bed, 
Doth  softly  like  a  curtain  spread, 

And  guard  the  peaceful  room. 

4  To  thee  our  lives,  our  all  we  owe, 
Our  peace  and  sweetest  joys  below, 

And  brightest  hopes  above ; 
Then  let  our  lives,  and  all  that 's  ours, 
Our  souls,  and  all  our  active  powers, 

Be  sacred  to  thy  love. 

4:4.  C.  M.    West  Boston  Col. 

God  just  and  wise  in  afflictive  Appointments. 

1  IF  Providence,  to  try  our  hearts, 

Afflictions  should  prepare, 
To  God  submissive  may  we  bend, 
And  keep  us  from  despair. 

2  Whate'er  he  orders  must  be  just ; 

Then  let  us  kiss  the  rod, 
Nor,  poorly  sunk,  at  all  distrust 
The  goodness  of  our  God. 

3  The  mind  to  which  we  owe  our  own, 

To  guide  our  mind  is  wise ; 
And  he,  to  whom  our  faults  are  known, 
The  fittest  to  chastise. 

4  Then,  till  life's  latest  sands  are  run, 

O  teach  us,  Power  Divine, 
Still  to  reply,  thy  will  be  done, 
Not  our  will,  Lord,  but  thine. 

4o.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

Divine  Goodness  in  moderating  Affliction, 

1  GREAT  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame, 

We  own  thy  power  divine ; 
We  hear  thy  breath  in  every  storm, 
For  all  the  winds  are  thine. 

2  Wide  as  they  sweep  then:  sounding  way, 

They  work  thy  sovereign  will ; 
And,  awed  by  thy  majestic  voice, 
Confusion  shall  be  still. 


180  PROVIDENCE  AND 

3  Thy  mercy  tempers  every  blast 

To  those  who  seek  thy  face ; 
And  mingles,  with  the  tempest's  roar, 
The  whispers  of  thy  grace. 

4  Those  gentle  whispers  let  us  hear, 

Till  all  the  tumult  cease ; 

And  gales  of  Paradise  shall  lull 

Our  weary  souls  to  peace. 

46.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  Divine  Presence  and  Help. 

1  AND  art  thou  with  us,  gracious  Lord, 

To  dissipate  our  fear? 
Dost  thou  proclaim  thyself  our  God, 
Our  God  for  ever  near? 

2  Doth  thy  right  hand,  which  formed  the  earth. 

And  bears  up  all  the  skies, 
Stretch  from  on  high  its  friendly  aid, 
When  dangers  round  us  rise? 

3  On  this  support  our  souls  shall  lean, 

And  banish  every  care ; 
The  gloomy  vale  of  death  will  smile, 
If  God  be  with  us  there. 

4  While  we  his  gracious  succour  prove, 

'Midst  all  our  various  ways, 
The  darkest  shades  through  which  we  pass, 
Shall  echo  with  his  praise. 

47.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Darkness  of  Providence. 

1  LORD,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs, 
The  obscure  abyss  of  providence  ! 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense. 

2  Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress 
We  sail  by  faith  and  not  by  sight ; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness, 
Through  all  the  terrors  of  the  night. 

3  Dear  Father,  if  thy  lifted  rod 
Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below ; 
Still  let  us  lean  upon  our  God  ; 
Thine  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  through 


GOVERNMENT  OF  GOD.  181 

48.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 

God  wise  and  merciful  in  Chastisement. 

1  HOW  gracious  and  how  wise 
Is  our  chastising  God  ! 

And  O  !  how  rich  the  blessings  are, 
That  blossom  from  this  rod  ! 

2  He  lifts  it  up  on  high 
With  pity  in  his  heart, 

That  every  stroke  his  children  feel 
May  grace  and  peace  impart. 

3  Instructed  thus,  they  bow, 
And  own  his  sovereign  sway  ; 

They  turn  their  erring  footsteps  back 
To  his  forsaken  way. 

4  His  covenant  love  they  seek, 
And  seek  the  happy  bands, 

That  closer  still  engage  their  hearts 
To  honour  his  commands. 

5  Our  Father,  we  consent 
To  discipline  divine ; 

And  bless  the  pains  that  make  our  souls 
Still  more  completely  thine. 

49.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 
God's  Care  a  Remedy  for  ours. 

1  HOW  gentle  God's  commands ! 
How  kind  his  precepts  are  ! 

"Come  cast  your  burdens  on  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  constant  care." 

2  While  providence  supports, 
Let  saints  securely  dwell ; 

That  hand  which  bears  all  nature  up, 
Shall  guide  his  children  well. 

3  Why  should  this  anxious  load 
Press  down  your  weary  mind  1 

Haste  to  your  heavenly  Father's  throne, 
And  sweet  refreshment  find. 

4  His  goodness  stands  approved 
Down  to  the  present  day ; 

We'll  drop  our  burdens  at  his  feet, 
And  bear  a  song  away. 


182  PROVIDENCE  AND 

50.  7s.    Ryland. 

Our  Times  in  the  hand  of  God. 

1  SOVEREIGN  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
Ever  gracious,  ever  wise ! 

All  our  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
All  events  at  thy  command. 

2  Thou  didst  form  us  by  thy  power ; 
Thou  wilt  guide  us  hour  by  hour; 
All  our  times  shall  ever  be 
Ordered  by  thy  wise  decree ; 

3  Times  of  sickness,  times  of  health ; 
Times  of  penury  and  wealth  ; 
Times  of  trial  and  of  grief ; 
Times  of  triumph  and  relief; 

4  Times  temptation's  power  to  prove; 
Times  to  taste  a  Saviour's  love  ; 
All  is  fixed,  the  means  and  end, 

As  shall  please  our  heavenly  Friend. 

51.  S.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 
God  Working  in  the  Soul. 

1  'TIS  God  the  spirit  leads 
In  paths  before  Unknown : 

The  work  to  be  performed  is  ours ; 
The  strength  is  all  his  own. 

2  Assisted  by  his  grace, 
We  still  pursue  our  way  ; 

And  hope  at  last  to  reach  the  prize 
Secure  in  endless  day. 

3  'Tis  he  that  works  to  will, 
'Tis  he  that  works  to  do  ; 

His  is  the  power  by  which  we  act, 
His  be  the  glory  too. 

52.  C.  M.    Mrs.  Steele. 
Kindness  and  Constancy  of  Providence. 

1  THY  kingdom,  Lord,  for  ever  stands, 

While  earthly  thrones  decay ; 
And  time  submits  to  thy  commands, 
While  ages  roll  away. 

2  Thy  sovereign  bounty  freely  gives 

Its  unexhausted  store, 


GOVERNMENT    OF   GOD.  183 

And  universal  nature  lives  ,. 

On  thy  sustaining  power. 
3  Holy  and  just  in  all  thy  ways 
Thy  providence  divine ; 
In  all  thy  works,  immortal  rays 
Of  power  and  mercy  shine. 

53.  C.  M.    Scott. 

Divine  providence  and  the  folly  of  Self  De- 
pendence. 

1  GOD  reigns ;  events  in  order  flow 

Man's  industry  to  guide ; 

But  in  a  different  channel  go 

To  humble  human  pride. 

2  The  swift  not  always  in  the  race, 

Shall  win  the  crowning  prize ; 
Not  always,  wealth  and  honour  grace 
The  labours  of  the  wise. 

3  Ye  crafty,  scheme  your  winding  way, 

God  shall  confound  your  skill 
Know,  time  and  accident  obey 
His  all-directing  will. 

4  Fond  mortals  do  themselves  beguile, 

When  on  themselves  they  rest : 
Blind  is  their  wisdom,  vain  their  toil, 
By  thee,  O  Lord,  unblessed  ! 

5  In  all  our  ways  we  humbly  own 

Thy  providential  power : 
Intrusting  to  thy  care  alone 
The  lot  of  every  hour. 

54.  C.  M.    Steele. 

Praise  for  the  blessings  of  Providence 

1  ALMIGHTY  Father,  gracious  Lord, 

Kind  guardian  of  our  days, 

Thy  mercies  may  we  still  record 

In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn,  our  tender  frame 

Was  thy  indulgent  care, 
Long  ere  we  could  pronounce  thy  name, 
Or  call  on  thee  by  pray'r. 

3  While  sweet  reflection  through  our  days 

Thy  bounteous  hand  would  trace  : 


104:  PROVIDENCE    AND 

Still  richer  blessings  claim  our  praise, 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace. 

4  Yes,  we  adore  thee,  gracious  Lord! 

For  favours  more  divine  ; 
That  we  have  known  thy  sacred  word, 
Where  Jesus'  glories  shine. 

5  Lord,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 

And  death  shall  close  our  eyes, 
Complete  the  triumphs  of  thy  grace, 
And  raise  us  to  the  skies. 

6  Then  shall  our  joyful  pow'rs  unite, 

In  more  exalted  lays, 
And  join  the  happy  sons  of  light, 
In  everlasting  praise. 

55.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 
God  the  Christian's  Refuge. 

1  WHEN  storms  hang  o'er  the  Christian's 

He  flies  unto  his  God ;  [head, 

And  under  his  refresliing shade 
Finds  a  secure  abode. 

2  When  foes  without,  and  fears  within, 

Seek  to  disturb  his  peace, 
To  God  he  makes  his  sorrows  known, 
And  straight  his  sorrows  cease. 

3  When  winds  of  strong  temptation  blow, 

And  floods  of  trouble  roll, 
God  is  the  help,  and  refuge  too, 
Of  his  distressed  soul. 

4  But  when  tremendous  terrors  seize, 

Where  will  the  sinner  fly  1 
He  feels  a  thousand  agonies, 
And  no  deliverer  nigh ! 

56.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Paternal  Providence  of  God 

1  THROUGH  all  the  various  shifting  scene 
Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good, 

Thy  hand,  O  God !  conducts  unseen, 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

2  Thou  givest  with  paternal  care, 
Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain, 


GOVERNMENT   OF   GOD.  185 

To  all  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 

3  All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven, 
On  thine  eternal  will  depend ; 

And  all  for  greater  good  were  given, 
Would  man  pursue  the  appointed  end. 

4  Be  this  our  care !— to  all  beside 
Indifferent  let  our  wishes  be  ; 
Passion  be  calm,  and  dead  be  pride, 
And  fix  our  souls,  great  God !  on  thee. 

57.  L.  M.    Browne. 
Dependance  of  all  creatures  on  Providence 

1  O  LORD  of  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies  ! 
Thy  wealth  the  needy  world  supplies  ; 
All  that  is  good  thou  wilt  impart, 

And  all  impending  ill  avert. 

2  Supplied  from  thine  unbounded  store, 
How  much  we  owe, — yet  need  we  more  . 
Still  on  that  care  our  hopes  depend, 
Which  will  to  every  want  extend. 

3  What  though  alarms  our  peace  invade  1 
Our  refuge  is  beneath  thy  shade ; 

Our  trust  in  thine  almighty  love 
Bids  every  groundless  fear  remove. 

4  Nor  to  the  human  race  alone, 

Is  thy  paternal  goodness  shown  ; 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  sea,  and  air, 
Partake  the  universal  care. 

5  Not  e'en  a  sparrow  yields  its  breath, 
Till  God  permit  the  stroke  of  death : 
He  hears  the  ravens  when  they  call, 
The  Father  and  the  Friend  of  all. 

58.  C.  M.     Steele. 

Tlie  Vicissitudes  of  Providence. 

1  THE  gifts  indulgent  heaven  bestows, 

Are  variously  conveyed  ; 
The  human  mind,  like  nature,  knows 
Alternate  light  and  shade. 

2  While  changing  aspect  all  things  wear 

Can  we  expect  to  find 


lbb  PROVIDENCE   AND 

Unclouded  sunshine  all  the  year, 
Or  constant  peace  of  mind  1 

3  More  gayly  smiles  the  blooming  spring, 

When  wintry  storms  are  o'er ; 
Retreating  sorrow  thus  may  bring 
Delights  unknown  before. 

4  Then,  Christian  !  send  thy  fears  away, 

Nor  sink  in  gloomy  care ; 
Though  clouds  o'erspread  the  scene  to-day, 
To-morrow  may  be  fair. 

59.  C.  M.    Jarvis. 
Universal  Presence  and  Providence  of  God 

1  GREAT  God,  how  vast  is  thine  abode  ! 

Mysterious  are  thy  ways  ! 

Unseen  thy  footsteps  in  the  air, 

And  trackless  in  the  seas. 

2  Yet,  the  whole  peopled  world  bespeaks 

Thy  being  and  thy  power, 
'Mid  the  resplendent  blaze  of  day 
And  awful  midnight  hour. 

3  Nor  all  the  peopled  world  alone, 

Rich  fields  and  verdant  plains, 
But  lonely  wilds  by  man  untrod, 
Where  silent  horror  reigns. 

4  The  howling  wind,  the  beating  rain, 

The  sea's  tumultuous  roar, 
These  in  tremendous  concert  joined, 
Proclaim  thy  boundless  power. 

5  Through  all  creation's  widest  range, 

The  hand  of  Heaven  is  near : 
Where'er  we  wander  in  the  world, 
Lo !  God  is  present  there. 

60.  L.  M.    Scott. 

Equity  of  the  Divine  Dispensations. 

1  WHO,  Gracious  Father !  shall  complain 
L'nder  thy  mild  and  equal  reign  1 

Who  does  a  weight  of  duty  share. 

More  than  his  aids  and  powers  can  bear! 

2  With  differing  climes  and  differing  lands, 
With  fertile  plains  and  barren  sands. 


GOVERNMENT  OF  GOD.  187 

Thy  hand  hath  framed  this  earthly  round, 
And  set  each  nation  in  its  bound. 

3  Varied  alike,  thy  moral  ray 

Here  sheds  a  full,  there  fainter  day ; 
The  God  of  all,  unkind  to  none, 
To  all  the  path  of  life  has  shown. 

4  O  the  abounding  grace  which  brought 
To  us,  the  words  by  Jesus  taught ! 

So  blest  and  with  such  hopes  inspired, 
How  much  is  given,  how  much  required ! 

61.  C.  M.    Needham. 

God  no  respecter  of  Persons. 

1  WITH  eye  impartial,  heaven's  high  King 

Surveys  each  human  tribe  ; 
No  earthly  pomp  thine  eyes  can  charm,' 
Nor  wealth  thy  favour  bribe. 

2  The  rich  and  poor,  of  equal  clay 

Thy  powerful  hand  did  frame ; 
All  souls  are  thine,  and  thee  alike 
Their  common  Parent  claim. 

3  Thou  oft  dost  visit  in  thy  love 

The  captive's  lonely  cell ; 
And,with  the  penitent  who  mourns, 
>Tis  thy  delight  to  dwell. 

4  The  downcast  spirit  to  revive, 

The  sorrowful  to  cheer ; 
And, from  the  bed  of  dust,  to  raise 
The  man  of  heart  sincere. 

5  With  thee,  dwells  no  relentless  wrath 

Against  the  human  race : 
The  souls  which  thou  hast  formed  shall  find 
A  refuge  in  thy  grace. 


THE   HOLY   SCRIPTURES. 

O'Z.       C.  M.    Evangelical  Magazine. 

Revelation  Welcomed. 
1  HAIL,  sacred  truth !  whose  piercing  rays 
Dispel  the  shades  of  night; 
Diffusing  o'er  the  mental  world, 
The  healing  beams  of  light. 


188         THE    HOLY   SCRIPTURES. 

2  Jesus,  thy  word,  with  friendly  aid, 

Restores  our  wandering  feet ; 
Converts  the  sorrows  of  the  mind 
To  joys  divinely  sweet. 

3  Oh !  send  thy  light  and  truth  abroad, 

In  all  their  radiant  blaze ; 
And  bid  th'  admiring  world  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  grace. 

63.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Divine  Authority  of  the  Bible. 

1  'TWAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 
The  ancient  prophets  spoke  his  word  ; 
His  Spirit  did  their  tongues  inspire, 

And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heavenly  fire, 

2  Great  God  !  our  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book  ;     , 
There  our  Redeemer's  face  we  see, 
That  died  for  us  upon  the  tree. 

3  Let  the  false  raptures  of  the  mind 
Re  lost  and  vanish  in  the  wind  ; 
Here  we  can  fix  our  hope  secure ; 
This  is  thy  word — and  must  endure. 

64.  L.  ML    Doddridge. 

Divine  Teachings  and  their  consequences 

1  BRIGHT  Source  of  intellectual  rays, 
Father  of  spirits  and  of  grace, 

O  dart,  with  enei-gy  unknown, 
Celestial  beamings  from  thy  throne. 

2  Thy  sacred  book  we  would  survey, 
Enlightened  with  that  heavenly  day ; 
And  ask  thy  Spirit  with  the  word, 
To  teach  our  souls  to  know  the  Lord. 

3  So  shall  our  children  learn  the  road 
That  leads  them  to  their  father.  God  : 
And,  formed  by  lessons  so  divine, 

Shall  infant  minds  with  knowledge  shine. 

4  So  shall  the  haughtiest  soul  submit, 
With  children  placed  at  Jesus'  feet  ; 
The  rising  swell  of  pride  shall  cease, 
And  thy  sweet  voice  be  heard  in  peace. 


THE   HOLT   SCRIPTURES.         189 
5  Divine  instructer,  gracious  Lord, 
Be  thou  with  as  for  ever  near  ; 
Teach  us  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  let  us  view  our  saviour  there. 

65.  S.  M.    Scott. 
Searching  the  Scriptures. 

1  IMPOSTURE  shrinks  from  light, 
«      And  dreads  the  curious  eye  : 

But  sacred  truths  the  test  invite, 
They  bid  us  search  and  try. 

2  O  may  we  still  maintain 
A  meek,  inquiring  mind  ; 

Assured  we  shall  not  search  in  vain, 
But  hidden  treasures  find. 

3  With  understanding  blest, 
Created  to  be  free, 

Our  faith  on  man  we  dare  not  rest, 
Subject  to  none  but  thee. 

4  Lord,  give  the  light  we  need ; 
With  soundest  knowledge  fill  ; 

From  noxious  error  guard  our  creed, 
From  prejudice  our  will. 

5  The  truth  thou  shalt  impart, 
May  we  with  firmness  own ; 

Abhorring  each  evasive  art, 
And  fearing  thee  alone. 

66.  C.  M.    Cowper. 

Light  and  glory  of  the  Word. 

1  WHAT  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 

Majestic,  like  the  sun  : 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age ; 
It  gives — but  borrows  none. 

2  The  power  that  gave  it,  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat : 
Its  truths  upon  the  nations  rise ; 
They  rise — but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 


VJV       THE   HOLT  SCRIPTURES. 

4  Our  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 
The  steps  of  him  we  love, 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  our  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

6  /  .        CM.  Christian  Psalmist. 
The  seed  of  the  Word. 

1  LORD  of  the  harvest,  God  of  grace, 

Send  down  thy  heavenly  rain : 
In  vain  we  plant  without  thine  aid, 
And  water  too  in  vain. 

2  May  no  vain  thoughts,  those  birds  of  prey, 

Defraud  us  of  our  gain ; 
Nor  anxious  cares,  those  baleful  thorns, 
Choke  up  the  precious  grain. 

3  Ne'er  may  our  hearts  be  like  the  rock, 

Where  but  the  blade  can  spring, 
Which,  scorched  with  heat,  becomes  by  noon 
A  dead,  a  useless  thing. 

4  Let  not  the  joys  thy  gospel  gives 

A  transient  rapture  prove  ; 
Nor  may  the  world  by  smiles  and  frowns 
Our  faith  and  hope  remove. 

5  But  may  our  hearts,  like  fertile  soil, 

Receive  the  heavenly  word ; 
So  shall  our  fair  and  ripened  fruits 
Their  hundred  fold  afford. 

68.         C.  M.    Winchell's  Coll. 

The  Bible  the  Light  of  the  World. 

1  HOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 

By  inspiration  given ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts, 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears  ; 
Life,  light,  and  joy  it  still  imparls, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  all  the  tedious  night 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way ; 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day 


.  THE    HOLT   SCRIPTURES.        191 

69.  P.  M.    Geo.  Burder's  Coll. 

The  Bible  suited  to  the  wants  of  Mankind. 

1  HOW  precious,  Lord,  thy  sacred  word  ! 
What  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 

To  souls  in  deep  distress ! 
Thy  precepts  guide  our  doubtful  way, 
Thy  fear  forbids  our  feet  to  stray, 

Thy  promise  leads  to  rest. 

2  Thy  threatenings  wake  our  slumbering  eyes, 
And  warn  us  where  our  danger  lies ; 

But  'tis  thy  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  the  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Converts  the  soul,  and  conquers  sin, 

And  gives  a  free  reward. 

70.  CM.    Watts. 

1  OPPRESSED  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 

We  come  to  thee,  our  Lord ; 
While  not  a  ray  of  hope  appears, 
But  in  thy  holy  word. 

2  The  volume  of  our  Father's  graee 

Does  all  our  grief  dispel ; 
Here  we  behold  our  Saviour's  face, 
And  learn  to  do  his  will. 

3  Here  living  water  freely  flows, 

To  cleanse  us  from  our  sin ; 
'Tis  here  the  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
Nor  danger  dwells  therein. 

4  Oh !  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God, 

Our  roving  feet  command ; 

Nor  we  forsake  the  happy  road, 

That  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 

71.  L.  M.    Maxwell's  Coll. 

Delight  in  the  Scriptures. 

1  WE  love  the  sacred  book  of  God ; 

No  other  can  its  place  supply : 
It  points  us  to  the  saints'  abode, 
And  lifts  our  joyful  thoughts  on  high. 

2  Blest  book  !  in  thee  our  eyes  discern 

The  image  of  our  absent  Lord : 


192         THE    HOLT    SCRIPTURES. 

From  thine  instructive  page  we  learn 
The  joys  his  presence  will  afford. 

3  But  while  we're  here,  thou  shalt  supply 

His  place,  and  tell  us  of  his  love : 

We'll  read  with  faith's  discerning  eye, 

And  thus  partake  of  joys  above. 

i'2i.  C.  M.    Episcopal  Coll. 

1  GREAT  God  !  with  wonder  and  with  praise; 

On  all  thy  works  we  look ; 
But  still  thy  wisdom,  power,  and  grace, 
Shine  brightest  in  thy  book. 

2  Here  are  our  choicest  treasures  hid ; 

Here  our  best  comfort  lies  ; 

Here  our  desires  are  satisfied, 

And  here  our  hopes  arise. 

3  Lord,  make  us  understand  thy  law ; 

Show  what  our  faults  have  been ; 
And, from  thy  gospel  let  us  draw 
Pardon  for  all  our  sin. 

73.    *       L.  M.    Heginbotham. 

1  NOW  let  our  souls,  eternal  King ! 
To  thee  their  grateful  tribute  bring : 
Our  knees  with  humble  homage  bow ; 
Our  tongues  perform  each  solemn  vow. 

2  All  nature  sings  thy  boundless  love, 
In  worlds  below — and  worlds  above : 
But  in  thy  blessed  word  we  trace, 
Diviner  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

3  There  what  delightful  truths  we  read  ! 
There  we  behold  the  Saviour  bleed : 
His  name  salutes  each  listening  ear, 
Revives  each  heart,  and  checks  our  fear. 

4  There  Jesus  bids  our  sorrows  cease, 

And  gives  each  labouring  conscience  peace; 
Raises  our  grateful  passions  high, 
And  points  to  mansions  in  the  sky. 

5  For  love  like  this,  oh  let  our  song, 
Through  endless  years,  thy  praise  prolong  ; 
Let  distant  climes  thy  name  adore, 

Till  time  and  nature  are  no  more. 


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74.  C.  M.    C.  Wesley. 

Heavenly  Bread. 

1  WHAT  is  the  chaff,  the  word  of  man, 

When  set  against  the  wheat? 
Can  it  a  dying  soul  sustain, 
Like  that  immortal  meat  1 

2  Thy  word,  O  God,  with  heavenly  bread 

The  children  doth  supply  ; 
And  those  who  by  thy  word  are  fed, 
Their  souls  shall  never  die. 

75.  C.  M.    Exeter  Coll. 
Supplication  for  a  Blessing  on  the  Word 

1  THY  gracious  aid,  great  God,  impart, 

To  give  thy  word  success ; 
Write  all  its  precepts  on  the  heart, 
And  deep  its  truths  impress. 

2  O  speed  our  progress  in  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high. 
Where  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die. 


gospel  and  salvation. 
7Q.  L.  M.    Watts. 

Object  of  Christ's  Advent. 

1  NOT  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men, 

Did  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  appear ; 
No  weapons  in  his  hands  are  seen, 
No  flaming" sword,  nor  thunder  there. 

2  Such  was  the  pity  of  our  God, 

He  loved  the  race  of  man  so  well, 
He  sent  his  Son  to  bear  our  load 
Of  sins,  and  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Sinners,  believe  the  Saviour's  word ; 

Trust  in  his  mighty  name,  and  live ; 
A  thousand  joys  his  lips  afford, 
His  hands  a  thousand  blessings  give. 

77.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

Excellency  of  the  Gospel. 
1  GOD,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 
Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known  : 


194       GOSPEL   AND   SALVATION. 

Here  love  in  all  its  glory  shines, 
And  truth  is  drawn  in  fairest  lines. 

2  Here  sinners,  of  an  humble  frame, 
May  taste  his  grace,  and  learn  his  name , 
May  read,  in  characters  of  blood, 

The  wisdom,  power,  and  grace  of  God. 

3  Here  faith  reveals  to  mortal  eyes 

A  brighter  world  where  we  shall  rise ; 
Here  shines  the  light  which  guides  our  way 
From  earth  to  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Oh !  grant  us  grace,  almighty  Lord ! 
To  read  and  mark  thy  holy  word ; 
Its  truths  with  meekness  to  receive, 
And  by  its  holy  precepts  live. 

78.  L.  M.    Watts. 
The  object  of  the  Gospel. 

1  THIS  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love, 
Sent  to  the  nations  from  above  :' 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  show 
What  his  almighty  grace  can  do. 

2  This  remedy  did  wisdom  find, 
To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind ; 

This  sovereign  balm,  whose  virtues  can 
Restore  the  ruined  creature,  man. 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  dead  revive ; 
Sinners  obey  the  voice,  and  live  : 

Dry  bones  are  raised,  and  clothed  afresh, 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turned  to  flesh. 

4  May  but  this  grace  our  souls  renew, 
Let  sinners  gaze,  and  hate  us  too  ; 
The  word  that  saves  us  does  engage 
A  sure  defence  from  all  their  rage. 

79.  CM.    Watts. 
Salvation  through  Christ. 

1  SALVATION!  oh,  the  joyful  sound  ! 

'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears ; 
A  sov'reign  balm  for  ev'ry  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Bury'd  in  sorrow,  and  in  sin, 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay ; 


GOSPEL   AND   SALVATION.       195 

But  we  arise  by  grace  divine 
To  see  a  heav'nly  day. 

3  Salvation !  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around, 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

4  Salvation  !  O  thou  blessed  Lamb, 

To  thee  the  praise  belongs  ! 
Salvation  shall  inspire  our  hearts, 
And  dwell  upon  our  tongues. 

80.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 
Salvation  by  Grace. 

1  GRACE  ! — 'tis  a  charming  sound ! 

Harmonious  to  the  ear! 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  a  way 

To  save  rebellious  man  ; 
And  all  its  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  taught  our  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  we  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days : 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

81.  S.  M.    Episcopal  Coli,. 

Gospel  Invitations. 
I      THE  Spirit,  in  our  hearts, 

Is  whispering,  "Sinner,  come;" 
The  Bride,  the  church  of  Christ,  proclaims 
To  all  his  children,  "come!" 

Let  him  that  heareth  say 
To  all  about  him,  come  ! 
Let  him  that  thirsts  for  righteousness, 
To  Christ,  the  fountain,  come  ! 
3     Yf.a,  whosoever  will, 
O  let  him  freely  come, 


196       GOSPEL    AND    SALVATION. 

And  freely  drink  the  stream  of  life ; 
'Tis  Jesus  bids  him  come. 

82.  8s.  7s.    Jn.  Taylor. 

Benignity  of  God  in  the  Gospel. 

1  PRAISE  to  God,  the  great  Creator  ! 

Bounteous  Source  of  every  joy, 
He,  whose  hand  upholds  all  nature, 

He,  whose  word  can  all  destroy  ; 
Saints,  with  pious  zeal  attending, 

Now  the  grateful  tribute  raise ; 
Solemn  songs  to  heaven  ascending, 

Join  the  universal  praise. 

2  Light  of  those,  whose  dreary  dwelling 

Bordered  on  the  shades  of  death, 
He,  in  Christ  rich  grace  revealing, 

Scattered  all  the  clouds  beneath. 
Lo !  th'  eternal  page  before  us 

Bears  the  cov'nant  of  his  love, 
Full  of  mercy  to  restore  us, 

Mercy  beaming  from  above. 

3  Father,  source  of  all  compassion, 

Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art ; 
Hail  the  God  of  our  salvation  ; 

Praise  him,  every  thankful  heart: 
Joyfully  on  earth  adore  him, 

Till  in  heaven  our  songs  we  raise; 
There  we'll  cast  our  crowns  before  him, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

S3.  7s.    Mrs.  Barbauld. 

The  Invitations  of  the  Gospel. 

1  COME  !  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 
Come,  and  make  my  paths  your  choice : 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home, — 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come  ! 

2  Thou  who,  houseless,  sole,  forlorn, 
Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn, 
Long  hast  roamed  the  barren  waste, 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  haste ! 

3  Ye,  who  tost  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain  : 

Ye,  whose  swollen  and  sleepless  eyes, 
Watch  to  see  the  morning  rise  : 


GOSPEL   AND   SALTATION.       197 

4  Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn, 

Guilt,  in  strong  remorse,  who  mourn ; 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care : 
Conscience  wounded,  who  can  bear  1 

5  Sinner,  come !  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  every  wound  ; 
Peace  that  ever  shall  endure ; 
Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

84.  H.  M.    Doddridge. 
The  Efficacy  of  the  Gospel. 

1  MARK  the  soft-falling  snow, 

And  the  descending  rain ! 
To  heaven  from  whence  it  fell, 

It  turns  not  back  again ; 
But  waters  earth         I      And  calls  forth  all 
Through  every  pore,  |      Her  secret  store. 

2  Arrayed  in  beauteous  green, 

The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 
And  man  and  beast  are  fed 

By  providence  divine : 
The  harvest  bows       I     The  copious  seed 
Its  golden  ears,  |     Of  future  years. 

3  "So,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 

"  My  gospel  shall  descend, 
Almighty  to  effect 
The  purpose  I  intend ; 
Millions  of  souls  And  bear  it  down 

Shall  feel  its  power,    |      To  millions  more." 

85.  S.  M.    Ev.  Luth.  Coll. 
Light  and  Redemption  by  the  Gospel. 

1  OUR  souls  revere  the  page 
Where  light  and  pardon  shine  ; 

And  joy  to  tell  the  rising  age, 
What  goodness,  Lord  !  is  thine. 

2  That  goodness,  like  the  sun, 
Dawned  on  our  early  days, 

Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 
To  form  our  lips  to  praise. 

3  But  joy  far  more  refined 
Awaited  that  blest  day. 


198       GOSPEL   AND   SALVATION. 

Whose  sun  arose  upon  each  mind 
To  chase  its  gloom  away. 

4  How  changed  our  mournful  state, 
When  God  revealed  his  name  ! 

And  showed  us  all  the  world  calls  great, 
Is  but  a  pleasing  dream  ! 

5  Our  God  !  to  gospel  light 
Our  dawn  of  peace  we  owe ; 

Once  wandering  in  the  shades  of  night 
And  sunk  in  hopeless  wo. 

6  With  transport  ever  new, 
We  own  thy  grace,  O  Lord ! 

Eternity  that  grace  shall  show, 
Thy  pardoning  love  record. 

86.  C.  M.     Birmingham  Coll. 

Unfruitfulness  under  Gospel  privileges. 

1  O  GOD !  thy  gracious  aid  impart 

To  bend  our  wills  to  thine  ; 
Melt  our  whole  souls,  and  let  them  flow, 
And  take  the  mould  divine. 

2  The  gracious  truths  which  Jesus  brought, 

Our  ears  have  often  heard  ! 
Yet  still  how  weak  our  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word ! 

3  How  cold  and  feeble  is  our  love  ! 

How  negligent  our  fear  ! 
How  low  our  hope  of  joys  above  ! 
How  few  affections  there  ! 

4  O  deep  impress  that  perfect  law, 

Which  noblest  freedom  gives : 
And  let  it  all  our  souls  refine, 
And  sanctify  our  lives. 

5  Not  with  a  transient  glance  surveyed, 

And  in  an  hour  forgot, 
But  deep  inscribed  on  every  heart, 
To  reign  o'er  every  thought 

6  Teach  our  forgetful  feet  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  above  ; 
Devotion  then  shall  fire  the  breast, 
And  the  whole  soul  be  love. 


GOSPEL   AND   SALVATION.      199 

87.  L.  M.    Scott. 
Christian  Privileges  and  Obligations. 

1  WHAT  countless  myriads  draw  their  breath 
In  lands  of  ignorance  and  death, 

While  God  allots  our  share  of  time, 
Within  his  Gospel's  favoured  clime! 

2  Shall  we  receive  this  grace  in  vain? 
Shall  we  our  great  vocation  stain  ? 
Away,  ye  works  in  darkness  wrought ; 
Away,  each  sensual,  earthly  thought ! 

3  Our  souls  !  we  charge  you  to  excel 
In  thinking  right  and  acting  well ; 
Deep  let  our  searching  powers  engage, 
Unbiased,    in  the  sacred  page. 

4  Heighten  the  force  of  good  desire, 
To  deeds  of  shining  worth  aspire  ; 
More  firm  in  fortitude,  despise 
The  world's  seducing  vanities. 

5  Strong  and  more  strong  our  passions  rule, 
Advancing  still  in  virtue's  school ; 
Contending  still,  with  noble  strife, 

To  imitate  our  Saviour's  life. 

88.  L.  M.    Vermont  Coix. 

Grace  proclaimed. 

1  COME,  trembling  souls,  forget  your  fear, 
For  your  eternal  friend  is  near  ; 

O  bow  your  souls  before  his  face, 
And  share  in  his  redeeming  grace. 

2  Long  time  he'  s  called  your  souls  in  vain, 
And  yet  behold  he  calls  again  ; 

Once  more  in  love  he' s  come  to  try ; 
Say,  sinners,  will  you  live  or  die "? 

3  Though  long  you  have  his  grace  abus'd, 
And  all  his  calls  of  love  refus'd, 

Yet  even  now  he  will  forgive, 

O  sinners,  hear  his  voice  and  live. 

4  Or  will  you  crowd  him  from  your  door, 
That  he  may  never  call  you  more  % 
Then  think,  O  souls,  how  can  you  bear 
To  sink  in  death  and  long  despair? 


2UU      GOSPEL    AND    SALVATION. 

5  O  sinners,  hear,  he  calls  again, 
And  do  not  linger  on  the  plain ; 
Leave  all,  and  fly  to  Jesus'  arms, 
And  taste,  O  taste  his  heav'nly  charms, 

89.  CM.    Watts. 

The  Rich  Provisions  of  the  Gospel. 
!  GREAT  God,  thy  blessings  are  not  few, 
Nor  is  thy  gospel  weak ; 
Thy  grace  can  melt  the  stubborn  Jew, 
And  heal  the  dying  Greek. 

2  Wide  as  the  reach  of  Satan's  rage 

Does  thy  salvation  flow ; 
It's  not  confin'd  to  sex  or  age, 
The  lofty  or  the  low. 

3  While  grace  is  ofler'd  to  the  prince, 

The  poor  may  take  their  share ; 
No  mortal  has  a  just  pretence 
To  perish  in  despair. 

4  Come,  all  ye  wretched  sinners,  come, 

He'll  form  your  souls  anew ; 
His  gospel  and  his  heart  have  room 
For  rebels  such  as  you. 

5  His  doctrine  is  almighty  love ; 

There's  virtue  in  his  name 
To  turn  a  raven  to  a  dove, 
The  lion  to  a  lamb. 

6  O  could  we  raise  a  song  of  praise, 

Half  equal  to  his  love,  [sin» 

The  heav'ns  would  ring  while  we  should 
Through  all  the  courts  above. 

90.  C  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

1  ON  Zion  his  most  holy  mount, 

God  will  a  feast  prepare ; 
And,Israel's  sons,  and  Gentile  lands, 
Shall  in  the  banquet  share. 

2  Marrow  and  fatness  are  the  food 

His  bounteous  hand  bestows  ; 
Wine  on  the  lees  and  well  refin'd, 
In  rich  abundance  flows. 

3  See  to  the  vilest  of  the  vile, 

A  free  acceptance  given ; 


GOSPEL    AND    SALVATION.       201 

See  rebels,  by  adopting  grace, 
Sit  with  the  heirs  of  heav'n. 

4  The  pain'd,  the  sick,  the  dying  now, 

To  ease  and  health  restor'd, 
With  eager  appetites  partake 
The  plenties  of  the  board. 

5  But  O  what  draughts  of  bliss  unknown, 

What  dainties  shall  be  given, 
When  with  the  myriads  round  the  throne, 
We  join  the  feast  of  heav'n. 

6  There  joys  immeasurably  high, 

Shall  overflow  the  soul, 
And  springs  of  life  that  never  dry, 
In  thousand  channels  roll. 

91.  CM.    Vermont  Coll. 

The  Jubilee. 

1  WHAT  heavenly  music  do  we  hear? 

Salvation  sounding  free ! 
Ye  souls  in  bondage,  lend  an  ear ; 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 

2  How  sweetly  do  the  tidings  roll, 

All  round  from  sea  to  sea, 
From  land  to  land,  from  pole  to  pole ; 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 

3  Good  news,  good  news  to  Adam's  race, 

Let  Christians  all  agree, 
To  sing  redeeming  love  and  grace ; 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 

4  The  gospel  sounds  a  sweet  release 

To  all  in  misery, 
And  bids  them  welcome  home  to  peace ; 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 

5  Jesus  is  on  the  mercy-seat, 

Before  him  bend  the  knee  ; 
Let  heav'n  and  earth  his  praise  repeat  ; 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 

6  Sinners,  be  wise,  return,  and  come 

Unto  the  Saviour  free ; 
The  Spirit  bids  you  welcome  home  ; 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 


202  LIFE,    DEATH,    AND 

7  Come,  ye  redeem'd,  your  tribute  bring, 
With  songs  of  harmony  ; 
While  on  the  road  to  glory  sing, 
This  is  the  Jubilee. 


LIFE,   DEATH,   AND   EXALTATION  OP  CHRIST. 

u2.  1  Is.    Drummond. 

Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord. 

1  A  VOICE  from  the  desert  comes  awful  and 

shrill ; 
The  Lord  is  advancing !  prepare  ye  the  way  '. 
The  word  of  Jehovah  he  comes  to  fulfil, 
And  o'er  the  dark  world  pour  the  splendour 
of  day. 

2  Bring  down  the  proud  mountain,  though 

towering  to  heaven, 
And  be  the  low  valley  exalted  on  high : 
The  rough  path  and  crooked  be  made  smooth 

and  even, 
For,Zion  !  your  King,  your  Redeemer  is  nigh 

3  The  beams  of  salvation  his  progress  illume  : 
The  lone  dreary  wilderness  sings  of  her  Lord; 
The  rose  and  the  myrtle  there  suddenlybloom 
And  the  olive  of  peace  spreads  its  branches 

abroad. 

93.  L.  M.    Daball's  Coll. 

Nativity  of  Christ. 

1  WAKE,  O  my  soul,  and  hail  the  morn, 
For  unto  us  a  Saviour  's  born  ; 

See,  how  the  angels  wing  their  way, 
To  usher  in  the  glorious  day ! 

2  Hark  !  what  sweet  music — what  a  song — 
Sounds  from  the  bright,  celestial  throng! 
Sweet  song — whose  melting  sounds  impart 
Joy  to  each  raptured,  listening  heart. 

3  Come,  join  the  angels  in  the  sky, 
Glory  to  God,  who  reigns  on  high 
Let  peace  and  love  on  earth  abound, 
While  time  revolves  and  years  roll  round. 


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94.  CM.     Mealey. 

1  MORTALS,  awake,  with  angels  join, 

And  chant  the  solemn  lay  ; 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude,  combine 
To  hail  th'  auspicious  day. 

2  In  heav'n  the  rapt'rous  song  began, 

And  sweet  seraphic  fire 
Through  all  the  shining  legions  ran, 
And  Strang  and  tun'd  the  lyre. 

3  Swift  through  the  vast  expanse  it  flew, 

And  loud  the  echo  roll'd  ; 
The  theme,  the  song,  the  joy,  was  new, 
'Twas  more  than  heav'n  could  hold. 

4  Hark  !  the  cherubic  armies  shout, 

And  glory  leads  the  song  ; 
Good  will  and  peace  are  heard  throughout 
Th'  harmonious  heav'nly  throng. 

5  Hail  Prince  of  Life !  for  ever  hail, 

Redeemer,  brother,  friend ! 
Though  earth,  and  time,  and  life  should  fail, 
Thy  praise  shall  never  end. 

95.  8s  &  7s.    Caywood. 

1  HARK  ! — what  mean  those  holy  voices, 

Sweetly  sounding  through  the  skies  % 
Lo  !  the  angelic  host  rejoices ; 
Heavenly  hallelujahs  rise. 

2  Hear  them  tell  the  wondrous  story, 

Hear  them  chant  in  hymns  of  joy, 
"Glory  in  the  highest— glory  ! 
-Glory  be  to  God  most  high ! 

3  Peace  on  earth— good-will  from  heaven, 

Reaching  far  as  man  is  found." 
"Souls  redeemed,  and  sins  forgiven" — 
Loud  our  goiden  harps  shall  sound. 

4  Christ  is  born,  the  great  Anointed ; 

Heaven  and  earth  his  praises  sing ! 
Oh  receive  whom  God  appointed. 
For  your  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King. 

5  Haste,  ye  mortals,  to  adore  him  ; 

Learn  his  name — and  taste  his  joy ; 


ZU£  LIFE,    DEATH,    AND 

Till  in  heaven  ye  sing  before  him, 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high ! 

96.  S.  M.    Watts. 

1  BEHOLD  !  the  grace  appears, 

The  blessing  promised  long  ; 
Angels  announce  the  Saviour  near, 
In  this  triumphant  song : 

2  "  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth ; 
Good-will  to  men— to  angels  joy, 
At  our  Redeemer's  birth  !" 

3  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  men  employ  their  tongues ; 
With  the  celestial  host  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs — 

4  "  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth ; 
Good-will  to  men — to  angels  joy, 
At  our  Redeemer's  birth !" 

97.  S.  M.    Anonfmous. 

1  WE  come  with  joyful  song, 

To  hail  this  happy  morn  : 
Glad  tidings  from  an  angel's  tongue, 
"This  day  is  Jesus  born  !" 

2  What  transports  doth  his  name 

To  sinful  men  afford ! 
His  glorious  titles  we  proclaim — 
A  Saviour— Christ— the  Lord  ! 

3  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

All  hail  the  happy  morn  : 
We  join  the  anthems  of  the  sky — 
And  sing— "The  Saviour's  born !" 

98.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  HARK !  the  glad  sound !  the  Saviour  comes, 

The  Saviour  promised  long  ! 
Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  He  comes — the  prisoner  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held : 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.       205 

The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst,' 
Tbe  iron  fetters  yield. 

3  He  comes— from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray ; 
And, on  the  eyes  oppressed  with  night — 
To  pour  celestial  day. 

4  He  comes — the  broken  heart  to  bind, 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure  ; 
And,  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace, 
T'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

99.  H.  M.    Salisbury  Coll. 

1  HARK  !  what  celestial  sounds, 
What  music  fills  the  air  ! 
Soft  warbling  to  the  morn, 

It  strikes  the  ravished  ear : 
Now  all  is  still,         I    In  tuneful  notes, 
Now  wild  it  floats     |    Loud,  sweet,  and  shrill. 

2  Th'  angelic  hosts  descend, 
With  harmony  divine  : 

See  how  from  heaven  they  bend 

And  in  full  chorus  join. 
Fear  not,  say  they,    I    Jesus,  your  king 
Great  joy  we  bring :  |    Is  born  to-day. 

3  He  comes,  your  souls  to  save 
From  death's  eternal  gloom  ; 
To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 
He  lifts  you  from  the  tomb. 

Your  voices  raise,      I    Your  songs  unite 
With  sons  of  light,     |    Of  endless  praise. 

■*  Glory  to  God  on  high ! 

Ye  mortals,  spread  tbe  sound, 

And  let  your  raptures  fly 

To  earth's  remotest  bound. 
For  peace  on  earth,    I    To  man  is  given, 
From  God  in  heaven,  |    At  Jesus'  birth. 

100.  C.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 
1  BEHOLD  my  servant ;  see  him  rise 

Exalted  in  my  might ! 
Him  have  I  chosen,  and  in  him 
I  place  supreme  delight. 


206  LIFE,   DEATH,    AND 

2  On  him,  in  rich  effusion  poured, 

My  Spirit  shall  descend  ; 
My  truths  and^udgment  he  shall  show 
To  earth's  remotest  end. 

3  Gentle  and  still  shall  be  his  voice  ; 

No  threats  from  him  proceed ; 
The  smoking  flax  shall  he  not  quench, 
Nor  break  the  bruised  reed. 

4  The  feeble  spark  to  flames  he  '11  raise  ; 

The  weak  will  not  despise ; 
Judgment  he  shall  bring  forth  to  truth, 
And  make  the  fallen  rise. 

5  The  progress  of  his  zeal  and  power 

Shall  never  know  decline, 
Till  foreign  lands  and  distant  isles 
Receive  the  law  divine. 

101.  C.  M.    Exeter  Coll. 

The  Baptism  of  Jesus. 

1  SEE  from  on  high  a  light  divine 

On  Jesus'  head  descend ; 
And  hear  the  sacred  voice  of  heaven, 
That  bids  us  all  attend. 

2  "  This  is  my  well-beloved  Son," 

Proclaimed  the  voice  divine  ; 
"Hear  him,"  his  heavenly  Father  said, 
"  For  all  his  words  are  mine." 

3  His  mission  thus  confirmed  from  heaven, 

The  great  Messiah  came, 
And  heavenly  wisdom  taught  to  man, 
In  God  his  Father's  name. 

4  The  path  of  heavenly  peace  he  showed, 

That  leads  to  bliss  on  high, 
Where  all  his  faithful  followers  here, 
Shall  live,  no  more  to  die. 

5  O  may  we  then  who  own  him  Lord, 

And  his  loved  name  profess, 
By  all  our  words  and  actions  prove 
That  we  his  mind  possess  ! 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.       207 

102.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Divine  Glory  displayed  in  Christ. 

1  NOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song ! 
Awake,  each  soul — awake,  each  tongue  ; 
Hosanna  to  th'  eternal  name, 

And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  Grace ! — 'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme — 
Our  thougnts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name ! 

Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound  ; 
Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground  ! 

4  Oh !  may  we  reach  that  happy  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face  ! 
Where  all  his  beauties  to  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  with  harps  of  gold ! 

103.  C  M.    Exeter  Col. 
Glorying  in  Christ. 

1  IS  there  on  earth  a  nobler  name 

Than  Jesus  to  be  found  ? 
Who  can  assert  a  higher  claim, 
Or  more  with  truth  abound  1 

2  The  Son  of  God,  adorned  wfth  grace 

Commissioned  from  above, 
He  bears  to  our  rebellious  race 
The  messages  of  love. 

3  How  noble  were  the  truths  he  taught 

How  pure  the  life  he  led  ! 
And  shall  another  Lord  be  sought, 
And  we  disown  our  Head  1 

4  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  shall  we  let 

Our  heavenly  prospects  go  % 
And,  madly,  at  defiance  set 
The  threats  of  future  wo ! 

5  Forbid  it,  Lord  !  nor  let  us  yield 

To  this  unworthy  shame ; 
But  each,  with  holy  courage  filled, 
Rejoice  in  Jesus'  name. 


208  LIFE,  DEATH,  AND 

104.  L.  M.    Exeter  Coll. 
Character  of  Christ. 

1  WITH  warm  delight  and  grateful  joy 
Let  all  our  best  affections  move, 

When  we  on  Christ  our  thoughts  employ,— 
On  him,  whom,  though  unseen,  we  love. 

2  How  bright  a  pattern,  and  how  pure, 
Hath  he  in  all  things  kindly  given, 
To  make  our  path  of  duty  sure, 

And  guide  our  wandering  steps  to  heaven! 

3  What  constancy,  what  pious  zeal, 
To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will, 
His  law  and  mercy  to  reveal, 
And  his  all-gracious  plans  fulfil ! 

4  In  all,  with  gratitude  we  view 
The  steady  purpose  of  his  soul, 
Ourworldly  passions  to  subdue, 
And  all  the  powers  of  sin  control. 

5  Father  of  all !  his  God  and  ours ! 
Accept  the  humble,  joyful  praise, 
Which,  with  our  6ouls'  united  powers, 
For  thy  rich  grace,  through  him,  we  raise- 

105.  L.  M.    Watts. 
God's  Miracles  in  Christ. 

1  BEHOLD  the  blind  their  sight  receive  ! 
Behold  the  dead  awake  and  live ! 

The  dumb  speak  wonders !  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

2  Thus  doth  the  eternal  Father  own 
And  seal  the  mission  of  his  Son ; 
This  power  vindicates  his  cause, 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies !  the  heavens  in  mourning  stood ; 
He  rises !  and  appears  with  God  : 
Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 

No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die ! 

4  Hence  and  for  ever  from  each  heart 
We  bid  our  doubts  and  fears  depart; 
And  to  those  hands  our  souls  resign, 
Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.        209 

106.  L.M.    Butcher. 

1  WHAT  works  of  wisdom,  power,  and  love, 
Do  Jesus'  high  commission  prove  ; 

Attest  his  heaven-derived  claim, 
And  glorify  his  Father's  name ! 

2  On  eyes  that  never  saw  the  day, 
He  pours  the  bright  celestial  ray ; 
And  deafened  ears,  by  him  unbound, 
Catch  all  the  harmony  of  sound. 

3  Lameness  takes  up  its  bed,  and  goes 
Rejoicing  in  the  strength  that  flows 
Through  every  nerve ;  and,  free  from  pain. 
Pours  forth  to  God  the  grateful  strain. 

4  The  shattered  mind  his  word  restores, 
And  tunes  afresh  the  mental  powers ; 
The  dead  revive,  to  life  return, 

And  bid  affection  cease  to  mourn. 

5  Canst  thou,  my  soul !  these  wonders  trace. 
And  not  admire  Jehovah's  grace  1 

Canst  thou  behold  thy  Prophet's  power, 
And  not  the  God  he  served  adore  ? 

107.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Christ  the  Pattern  of  his  Followers. 

1  OUR  dear  Redeemer,  and  our  Lord, 
We  read  our  duty  in  thy  word  ; 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth — and  such  thy  zeal, 
Such  deference  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Such  love — and  meekness  so  divine, 
We  would  transcribe,  O  make  us  thine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witnessed  the  fervour  of  thy  prayer : 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  thou  our  pattern — make  us  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here ; 

Then  God,  "the  Judge,  shall  own  our  name 
Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 


ZlU  LIFE,  DEATH,  AND 

108.  L.  M.     Steele. 

1  MAKE  ns,  by  thy  transforming  grace, 

Dear  Saviour,  daily  more  like  thee  ! 
Thy  fair  example  may  we  trace, 
To  teach  us  what  we  ought  to  be. 

2  Oh,  how  benevolent,  and  kind  ! 

How  mild  ! — how  ready  to  forgive ! 
Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind, 
And  these  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

3  To  do  his  heavenly  Father's  will 

Were  his  employment  and  delight; 
Humility  and  holy  zeal 
Shone  jhrough  his  life  divinely  bright 

4  But  ah  !  how  blind  ! — how  weak  we  are ! 

How  frail ! — how  apt  to  turn  aside  ! 
Lord,  we  depend  upon  thy  care. 
And  ask  thy  Spirit  for  cm-  guide. 

109.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Christ's  Submission  to  his  Father's  Will. 

1  "FATHER  divine,"  the  Saviour  cried, 
While  horrors  pressed  on  every  side, 
And  prostrate  on  the  ground  he  lay, 
"Remove  this  bitter  cup  away. 

2  "  But  if  these  pangs  must  still  be  born, 
Or  helpless  man  be  left  forlorn, 

I  bow  my  soul  before  thy  throne, 
And  say — thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done. 

3  Thus  our  submissive  souls  would  bow, 
And,  taught  by  Jesus,  lie  as  low ; 

Our  hearts,  and  not  our  lips  alone 
Would  say, — Thy  will,  not  ours,  be  done. 

4  Then,  though  like  him  in  dust  we  lie, 
We'll  view  the  blissful  moment  nigh, 
Which,  from  our  portion  in  his  pains, 
Calls  to  the  joy  in  which  he  reigns. 

110.  CM.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Death  of  Christ,  on  the  Cross. 

1  BEHOLD  the  Saviour  of  mankind 
Nailed  to  the  shameful  tree  ! 
How  vast  the  love  that  him  inclined 
^o  bleed — and  die  for  me  ! 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.        211 

2  "  My  God,"  he  cries — all  nature  shakes, 

And  earth's  strong  pillars  bend  ! 
The  temple's  veil  in  sunder  breaks — 
The  solid  marbles  rend ! 

3  "  'Tis  finished— now  the  ransom  's  paid— 

Receive  my  soul,"  he  cries; 
Behold  he  bows  his  sacred  head — 
He  bows  his  head  and  dies  ! 

4  But  soon  he'll  break  death's  envious  chain, 

And  in  full  glory  shine  : 
O  Lamb  of  God — was  ever  pain, 
Was  ever  love  like  thine  1 

111.  L.  M.    Steele. 

1  STRETCHED  on  the  cross,  the  Saviour  die^ 
Hark  ! — his  expiring  groans  arise ! 

See,  from  his  hands — his  feet — his  side, 
Descends  the  sacred — crimson  tide ! 

2  And  didst  thou  bleed— for  sinners  bleed  ? 
And  could  the  sun  behold  the  deed? 

No — he  withdrew  his  cheering  ray, 
And  darkness  veiled  the  mourning  day. 

3  Can  we  survey  this  scene  of  wo. 
Whei"e  mingling  grief  and  mercy  flow, 
And  yet  our  hearts  so  hard  remain, 
As  not  to  move  with  love  or  pain  1 

4  Come — dearest  Lord,  thy  grace  impart, 
To  warm  each  cold,  each  stupid  heart, 
Till  all  our  powers  and  passions  move 
In  melting  grief,  and  ardent  love. 

112.  L.  M.    Stexnet. 

It  is  Finished. 

1  'TIS  finished  ; — so  the  Saviour  cried, 
And  meekly  bow'd  his  head  and  died : 
'Tis  finished  ;  yes,  the  race  is  run, 
The  battle  fought,  the  vict'ry  won. 

2  'Tis  finished — all  thatheav'n  decreed, 
And  all  the  ancient  prophets  said, 

Is  now  fulfilled,  as  was  design'd, 
In  Christ  the  Saviour  of  mankind. 

3  'Tis  finished  ; — in  his  dying  groan, 
He  did  for  deepest  sins  atone  : 


212  LIFE,  DEATH,  AND 

By  this  his  last  expiring  breath, 

Have  millions  been  redeem'd  from  death. 

4  'Tis  finished  ; — men  are  reconciled, 
And  all  the  powers  of  darkness  spoil'd; 
Complete  salvation  is  obtained, 
Eternal  life  and  glory  gained. 

5  'Tis  finished  ;— let  the  joyful  sound 
Be  heard  by  all  the  nations  round  : 
'Tis  finished  ; — let  the  echo  fly, 
Through  earth  below,  and  worlds  on  high. 

113.  CM.    Christian  Psalmist. 
Redemption  by  the  Cross  of  Christ. 

1  BEHOLD  the  Saviour  on  the  cross, 

A  spectacle  of  wo ! 
See  from  his  agonizing  wounds 
The  blood  incessant  flow ; 

2  Till  death's  pale  ensigns  o'er  his  cheek 

And  trembling  lips  were  spread ; 
Till  light  forsook  his  closing  eyes, 
And  life  his  drooping  head. 

3  "  'Tis  finished"  was  his  latest  voice : 

These  sacred  accents  o'er, 
He  bowed  his  head,  gave  up  the  ghost, 
And  suffered  pain  no  more. 

4  'Tis  finished — the  Messiah  dies 

For  sins,  but  not  his  own ; 
The  great  redemption  is  complete, 
And  death  is  overthrown. 

5  'Tis  finished — all  his  groans  are  past ; 

His  blood,  his  pain,  and  toils, 
Have  fully  vanquished  our  foes, 
And  crowned  him  with  their  spoils. 

6  'Tis  finished— ritual  worship  ends, 

And  Gospel  ages  run, 
All  old  things  now  are  past  away, 
A  new  world  is  begun. 

114.  L.  M.    Stone. 

1  BEHOLD  the  love,  the  grace  of  God, 
Display'd  in  Jesus'  precious  blood ; 
Our  soul 's  on  fire,  it  pants  to  prove 
The  fulness  of  redeeming  love. 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.        213 

2  Our  God  is  love — O,  leap  each  soul, 
Let  warm  hosannas  gently  roll ; 
God  gave  his  Son  to  save  our  race, 
And  Jesus  died  through  sov'reign  grace. 

3  What  love  has  done,  sing  earth  around. 
Angels  prolong  th'  eternal  sound ; 

Lo,  Jesus  bleeding  on  the  tree  ! 
There,  there  the  love  of  God  we  see. 

4  We  look,  we  gaze — each  rebel  heart 
Feels  its  own  hardness  soon  depart, 
Repenting  tears  begin  to  roll, 

And  love  in  streams  flows  thro'  each  soul. 

5  The  cross  we  view — O  wondrous  love  ! 
Our  sins  expire — our  fears  remove ; 
Our  enmity  of  heart  is  slain, 

We're  reconcil'd— we're  born  again. 

115.  CM.    Exeter  Col. 
Reflections  on  the  Death  of  Christ. 

1  WITH  warm  affection  let  us  view, 

With  pious  grief  improve, 
The  solemn  and  impressive  scene, 
Of  Jesus'  dying  love. 

2  Not  all  the  malice  of  his  foes, 

His  pity  could  subdue ; 
"  Father  !  forgive,"  he  meekly  prayed, 
"They  know  not  what  they  do." 

3  O  what  a  love  was  here  displayed, 

Beyond  our  utmost  thought ! 
How  pure  the  lessons,  how  sublime, 
In  life  and  death  he  taught ! 

4  Let  not  his  sacred  truths,  by  us 

Be  lost,  or  misapplied ; 
Nor  let  our  thoughtless  hearts  forget 
That  'twas  for  us  he  died. 

116.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Death  and  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  He  dies  ! — the  Friend  of  sinners  dies  ! 

Lo !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around ! 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies ! 
A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground ! 

2  Ye  saints,  approach ! — the  anguish  view 

Of  him  who  groans  beneath  your  load ; 


214  LIFE,  DEATH,  AND 

He  gives  his  precious  life  for  you, 
For  you  he  sheds  his  precious  blood. 

3  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree  ! 

The  Lord  of  glory  dies*  for  men ! — 
But,  lo !  what  sudden  joys  we  see ! 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 

4  The  rising  Lord  forsakes  the  tomb ; 

Up  to  his  Father's  court  he  flies ; 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 
And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

5  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 

How  high  our  great  Deliverer  reigns, 
Sing  how  he  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  tyrant  death  in  chains  ! 

6  Say,  "Live  for  ever,  glorious  King, 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  !" 
Then  ask — "  O  death,  where  is  thy  sting  ! 
And  where  thy  victory,  boasting  grave ! 

117.  CM.    Mrs.  Baebauld. 

Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  AGAIN  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 
-  Awakes  the  kindling  ray ; 
Unseals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 

And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  O  what  a  night  was  that  which  wrapt 

The  heathen  world  in  gloom  ! 

0  what  a  sun  which  broke  this  day, 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb  ! 

3  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung  ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

4  Ten  thousand  differing  lips  shall  join 

To  hail  this  welcome  morn  ; 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

lib.  7s.    Collyer. 

1  MORNING  breaks  upon  the  tomb ! 
Jesus  dissipates  its  gloom  ! 

Day  of  triumph  through  the  skies, 
See  the  glorious  Saviour  rise  ! 


EXALTATION  OF  CHRIST.       211 

2  Christians,  dry  your  flowing  tears ; 
Chase  those  unbelieving  fears; 
Look  on  his  deserted  grave  ; 
Doubt  no  more  his  power  to  save. 

3  Ye  who  are  of  death  afraid, 
Triumph  in  the  scattered  shade  ; 
Drive  your  anxious  fears  away; 
See  the  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

4  So  the  rising  sun  appears, 
Shedding  radiance  o'er  the  spheres ,. 
So  returning  beams  of  light 

Chase  the  terrors  of  the  night. 

119.  7s.     Pratt's  Col. 

1  CHRIST,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day, 
Sons  of  men,  and  angels,  say  ! 
Raise  your  songs  of  triumph  high ; 
Sing,  ye  heavens — and  earth,  reply ! 

2  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done, 
Fought  the  fight' — the  battle  won : 
Lo !  our  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er — 
Lo !  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Vain  the  stone,  the  watch,  the  seal — 
Christ  hath  burst  the  gates  of  hell : 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise, 
Christ  hath  opened  paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King — 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting? 
Once  he  died,  our  souls  to  save — 
Where  thy  victory,  boasting  grave  1 

5  Soar  we  now  where  Christ  hath  led, 
Following  our  exalted  head  : 
Made  like  hirn — like  him  we  rise, 
Ours  the  cross,  the  grave,  the  prize ! 

1 /&U.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

Exaltation  of  Christ. 

1  YE  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord, 

Chase  all  your  fears  away; 
And  bow  with  pleasure  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2  Thus  low  the  Lord  of  life  was  brought, 

Such  wonders  love  can  do  ; 


21b  LIFE,  DEATH,  AND 

Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay, 
Which  throbbed  and  bled  for  you. 

3  Then  raise  your  eyes  and  tune  your  songs, 

The  Saviour  lives  again  ! 
Not  all  the  bolts  and  bars  of  death 
The  conqueror  could  detain. 

4  High  o'er  the  angelic  bands,  he  rears 

His  once  dishonoured  head  ; 
And  through  unnumbered  years  he  reigns, 
Who  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

5  With  joy  like  his,  shall  every  saint 

His  empty  tomb  survey ; 
Then  rise  with  his  ascending  Lord, 
Through  all  his  shining  way. 

1/Sl.  6s&4s.    Kingsbury. 

Christ's  final  Triumph. 

1  LET  us  awake  our  joys, 
Strike  up  with  cheerful  voice, 

Each  creature  sing — 
Angels,  begin  the  song, 
Mortals,  the  strain  prolong, 
In  accents  sweet  and  strong, 

"Jesus  is  King." 

2  Proclaim  abroad  his  name, 
Tell  of  his  matchless  fame  : 

What  wonders  done ! 
Shout  tln-ough  hell's  dark  profound ; 
Let  all  the  earth  resound, 
Till  heaven's  high  arch  rebound, 

"Victory  is  won." 

3  He  vanquished  sin  and  hell, 
And  our  last  foe  will  quell ; 

Mourners,  rejoice  ! 
His  dying  love  adore — 
Praise  him,  now  raised  in  power, 
Praise  him  for  evermore, 

With  joyful  voice. 

4  All  hail  the  glorious  day, 
When  through  the  heavenly  way 

Lo,  he  shall  come ! 
While  they  who  pierce  him  wail — 
His  promise  shall  not  fail  ; 


EXALTATION    OF    CHRIST.        217 

Saints,  see  your  King  prevail : — 
Great  Saviour,  come. 

122.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Safe  trustin  g  in  Christ. 

1  LET  everlasting  glories  crown 

Thy  head,  our  Saviour,  and  our  Lord ; 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down, 
And  writ-the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 

Some  solid  ground  to  rest  upon ; 
With  deep  despair — the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Clirist  alone. 

3  How  well  thy  blessed  truths  agree  ! 

How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands  ! 
Thy  promises — how  firm  they  be  ! 
How  firm  our  hope,  our  comfort  stands! 

123.  7s.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Redeeming  Love. 

1  NOW  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 
Sing  of  mercy's  healing  stream  : 
Ye,  who  Jesus'  kindness  prove, 
Sing  of  his  redeeming  love. 

2  Welcome  all,  by  sin  oppressed, 
Welcome  all  to  Jesus'  rest. 
Nothing  brought  him  from  above, 
Nothing  but  redeeming  love. 

3  He  subdued  th'  infernal  powers, 
His  inveterate  foes,  and  ours : 
These  he  from  their  empire  drove, 
Mighty  in  redeeming  love. 

4  Hither,  then,  your  tribute  bring, 
Strike  aloud  each  joyful  string : 
Saints  below,  and  saints  above, 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love. 

124.  8s  &  7s.    Newton. 

Christ  a  Friend. 
1  ONE  there  is,  above  all  others, 

Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend  ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 
Costly— free— and  knows  no  end. 


218  LIFE,   DEATH,   AND 

Which  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 

Could,  or  would  have  shed  his  blood  1 — 
But  this  Saviour  died  to  have  us 

Reconciled  in  him  to  God. 
2  When  he  lived  on  earth  abased, 

Friend  of  sinners  was  his  name ; 
Now,  above  all  glory  raised, 

He  rejoices  in  the  same. 
Oh,  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften  ! 

Teach  us,  Lord,  at  length  to  love ; 
We,  alas  !  forget  too  often 

What  a  Friend  we  have  above. 

125.  8s  &  7s.    Maddan's  Coll. 
Christ  dwelling  in  his  People. 

1  LOVE  divine,  all  love  excelling ! 

Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down  : 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling, 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown : 
Jesus!  thou  art  all  compassion. 

Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art; 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation, 

Enter  every  trembling  heart ! 

2  Come  !  thou  mighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  all  thy  life  receive ! 
Suddenly  return — and  never, 

Never  more  thy  temples  leave  ! 
Thee  we  would  be  always  blessing, 

Serve  thee  as  thy  hosts  above  ; 
Always  praise  thee  without  ceasing, 

Glory  in  thy  precious  love. 

126.  CM.    Noel. 
Grateful  Remembrance  of  Christ. 

1  IF  human  kindness  meets  return, 

And  owns  the  grateful  tie  ; 
If  tender  thoughts  within  us  burn, 
To  feel  a  friend  is  nigh, — 

2  Oh  !  shall  not  warmer  accents  tell 

The  gratitude  we  owe 
To  him  who  died,  our  fears  to  quell, 
And  save  from  death  and  wo! 

3  While  yet  in  anguish  he  surveyed 

Those  pangs  he  would  not  flee, 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.       219 

What  love  his  latest  words  displayed — 
"Meet  and  remember  me !" 
4  Remember  thee ! — thy  death,  thy  shame — 
Our  sinful  hearts  to  share  ! 
O  memory  !  leave  no  other  name 
But  his  recorded  there  ! 

127.  CM.    Watts. 

Godly  Sorrow  from  the  Sufferings  of  Christ. 

1  ALAS  !  and  did  our  Saviour  bleed? 

And  did  our  Jesus  die  1 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
To  bring  salvation  nigh. 

2  Was  it  for  crimes  that  we  had  done, 

He  groan'd  upon  the  tree  1 
Amazing  pity!  grace  unknown  ! 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glory  in, 
When  Christ  the  glorious  Saviour  died, 
For  man  the  creat-jre's  sin. 

4  Thus  might  we  hide  our  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears  ; 
Dissolve  our  hearts  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  our  eyes  in  tears. 

5  But  floods  of  tears  can  ne'er  repay, 

The  debt  of  love  we  owe ; 
Here,  Lord,  we  give  ourselves  away, 
'Tis  all  that  we  can  do. 

128.  C.  M.     Steele. 
Love  of  Christ  celebrated. 

1  TO  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 

Awake  the  sacred  song ! 
Oh  may  his  love — immortal  flame  ! — 
Tune  every  heart  and  tongue. 

2  His  love,  what  mortal  thought  can  reach' 

What  mortal  tongue  display  ! 
Imagination's  utmost  stretch 
In" wonder  dies  away. 

3  Dear  Lord,  while  we  adoring  pay 

Our  humble  thanks  to  thee, 


220  LIFE,    DEATH,    AND 

May  every  heart  with  rapture  say, 
"  The  Saviour  died  for  me  !" 
4  Oh  may  the  sweet,  the  blissful  theme, 
Fill  every  heart  and  tongue, 

Till  strangers  love  thy  charming  name, 
And  join  the  sacred  song. 

129.  S.  M.    Hammond. 

1  AWAKE  and  sing  the  song 

Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb, 
Wake  ev'ry  heart  and  ev'ry  tongue, 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love. 

Sing  of  his  rising  power ; 
Sing  how  he  intercedes  above, 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore. 

3  Sing  till  we  feel  our  hearts 

Ascending  with  our  tongues  ; 

Sing  till  the  love  of  sin  departs, 

And  grace  inspires  our  songs. 

4  Sing,  till  ye  hear  Christ  say 

"  Your  sins  are  all  forgiven  ;" 
Sing  on  rejoicing  every  day, 
Till  we  all  meet  in  heaven. 

130.  6s&4s.    Pratt's  Coll. 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

1  COME  all  ye  saints  of  God  ! 
Wide  through  the  earth  abroad, 

Spread  Jesus'  fame  : 
Tell  what  his  love  has  done ; 
Trust  in  his  name  alone; 
Shout  to  his  lofty  throne, 

"Worthy  the  Lamb !" 

2  Hence,  gloomy  doubts  and  fears ! 
Dry  up  your  mournful  tears  ; 

Swell  the  glad  theme  : 
Praise  ye  our  gracious  King, 
Strike  each  melodious  string, 
Join  heart  and  voice  to  sing, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb  !" 

3  Hark — how  the  choirs  above, 
Filled  with  the  Saviour's  love. 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.       221 

Dwell  on  his  name  !— 
There,  too,  may  we  be  found, 
With  light  and  glory  crowned, 
While  all  the  heavens  resound, 

"Worthy  the  Lamb !" 

131.  C.  M.    Watts. 

1  GOME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs, 

With  angels  round  the  throne ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2  "Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died"— they  cry, 

"To  be  exalted  thus  :" — 
"Worthy  the  Lamb"— our  lips  reply, 
"  For  he  was  slain  for  us." 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  and  power  divine ; 
And  blessings,  more  than  we  can  give, 
Be,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in  one 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him  who  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 

Lo£.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

Excellency  of  Christ. 

1  WHEN  at  this  distance,  Lord,  we  trace 
The  various  glories  of  thy  face, 

What  transport  pours  o'er  all  our  breast, 
And  charms  our  cares  and  woes  to  rest ! 

2  Away,  ye  dreams  of  mortal  joy  ! 
Raptures  divin^  our  thoughts  employ  ; 
We  see  the  King  of  glory  shine  ; 

We  feel  thy  love — and  would  be  thine. 

3  Yet  still,  O  Lord,  our  waiting  eyes 
To  nobler  visions  long  to  rise ; 
That  grand  assembly  would  we  join, 
Where  all  thy  saints  around  thee  shine. 


/5<5<S  LIVE,    DEATH,    AND 

133.  C.  M.    Steele. 

Love  to  Christ. 

1  YE  earthly  vanities,  depart ; 

For  ever  hence  remove : 
Jesus  alone  deserves  each  heart, 
And  every  thought  of  love. 

2  His  heart,  where  love  and  pity  dwelt 

In  all  their  softest  forms, 
Sustained  the  heavy  load  of  guilt 
For  lost,  rebellious  worms. 

3  Can  we  our  bleeding  Saviour  view, 

And  yet  ungrateful  prove  ? 
And  pierce  his  wounded  heart  anew, 
And  grieve  his  injured  love  7 

4  Dear  Lord,  forbid!— oh!  bind  each  heart— 

These  roving  hearts  of  thine — 
So  firm,  that  they  may  ne'er  depart, 
In  chains  of  love  divine. 

134.  C.  M.    Heginbotham. 

1  BLEST  Jesus  !  when  our  soaring  thoughts 

O'er  all  thy  graces  rove, 
How  is  each'soul  in  transport  lost — 
In  wonder,  joy,  and  love ! 

2  Not  softest  strains  can  charm  our  ears, 

Like  thy  beloved  name  ; 
Nor  aught  beneath  the  skies  inspire 
Our  hearts  with  equal  flame. 

3  Whei-e'er  we  look,  our  wondering  eyes 

Unnumbered  blessings  see; 

But  what  is  life,  with  all  its  bliss, 

If  once  compared  with  thee  1 

4  Hast  thou  a  rival  in  our  breasts  ? 

Search,  Lord— for  thou  canst  tell 
If  aught  can  raise  our  passions  thus, 
Or  please  our  souls  so  well. 

5  No — thou  art  precious  to  our  hearts — 

Our  portion  and  our  joy  : 
For  ever  let  thy  boundless  grace 
Our  sweetest  thoughts  employ. 


EXALTATION   OF   CHRIST.       223 

135.  CM.    Watts. 

Safety  in  the  hands  of  Christ. 

1  FIRM  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands, 

O  Lord,  our  hope,  our  trust ; 

If  we  are  found  in  Jesus'  hands, 

Our  souls  can  ne'er  be  lost. 

2  His  honour  is  engaged  to  save 

The  meanest  of  his  sheep  : 
All  whom  his  heavenly  Father  gave 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  death,  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  favourites  from  his  breast ; 
Safe,  on  the  bosom  of  his  love, 
Shall  they  for  ever  rest 

136.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  JESUS,  we  love  thy  charming  name, 

'Tis  music  to  our  ear ; 
Fain  would  we  sound  it  out  so  loud, 
That  earth  and  heav'n  might  hear. 

2  Yes ;  thou  art  precious  to  our  souls, 

Our  life,  our  joy,  our  trust : 
Jewels,  or  gold,  compar'd  with  thee, 
Are  toys  and  sordid  dust. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  our  hearts, 

And  shed  its  fragrance  there ; 
To  cleanse  and  heal  our  various  wounds, 
To  sooth  our  ev'ry  care. 

4  We'll  speak  the  honours  of  thy  name, 

With  our  expiring  breath  ; 
And  dying,  triumph  in  thy  cross, 
The  antidote  of  death. 

13*  .         C.  M.    Hegineotham. 
Indebtedness  to  Christ. 

1  TO  thee,  our  Shepherd,  and  our  Lord, 

A  grateful  song  we'll  raise ; 

Oh  !  let  the  feeblest  of  thy  flock 

Attempt  to  speak  thy  pi-aise. 

2  But  how  shall  mortal  tongue  express 

A  subject  so  divine  1 


224  LIFE,    DEATH,    AND 

Do  justice  to  so  vast  a  theme, 
Or  praise  a  love  like  thine  1 

3  Our  life,  our  joy,  our  hope,  we  owe 

To  this  amazing  love ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  comforts  here, 
And  nobler  bliss  above. 

4  To  thee  our  trembling  spirits  fly, 

With  sin  and  grief  oppressed'; 
Thy  gentle  voice  dispels  our  fears, 
And  lulls  our  cares  to  rest. 

5  Lead  on,  dear  Shepherd  ! — led  by  thee, 

No  evil  shall  we  fear ; 
Soon  shall  we  reach  thy  fold  above, 
And  praise  thee  better  there. 

138.  L.  M.     Geigg. 
Not  ashamed  of  Christ. 

1  JESUS  and  shall  it  ever  be 

A  mortal  man  asham'd  of  thee ! 
Asham'd  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glory  shines  through  endless  days. 

2  Asham'd  of  Jesus !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  asham'd  of  noon  : 
'Tis  midnight  with  our  souls  till  he, 
Bright  morning-star !  bids  darkness  flee. 

3  Asham'd  of  Jesus  !  that  dear  friend, 
On  whom  our  hopes  of  heav'n  depend ! 
No  when  we  blush — be  this  our  shame, 
That  we  no  more  adore  his  name. 

4  Asham'd  of  Jesus !  yes  we  may, 
When  we've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  souls  to  save. 

5  His  institutions  will  we  prize, 

Take  up  the  cross — the  shame  despise ; 
Dare  to  defend  his  noble  cause, 
And  yield  obedience  to  his  laws. 

139.  CM.    Watts. 

1  WE'RE  not  ashamed  to  own  our  Lord, 
Or  to  defend  his  cause ; 
Maintain  the  honour  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  his  cross. 


EXALTATION    OF    CHRIST.        225 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord  ! — we  know  his  name — 

His  name  is  all  our  trust ; 
Nor  -will  he  put  our  souls  to  shame, 
Nor  let  our  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne — Ms  promise  stands, 

And  he  can  well  secure 
What  we've  committed  to  his  hands, 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  he  own  our  worthless  name 

Before  his  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem 
Appoint  our  souls  a  place. 

140.  C.  M.    Dobell's  Coll. 

1  DEAR  Lord,  and  will  thy  pardoning  love, 

Restore  our  race  so  vile  1 
Wilt  thou  our  load  of  guilt  remove, 
And  bless  us  with  thy  smile? 

2  Hast  thou  the  cross  for  us  endured, 

And  suffered  all  our  shame  1 
And  shall  we  be  ashamed,  O  Lord, 
To  own  thy  precious  name  1 

3  No,  Lord — we're  not  ashamed  of  thee, 

Nor  of  thy  cause  on  earth — 
Ashamed  of  us,  O  do  not  be, 
When  we  resign  our  breath. 

4  Be  thou  our  shield — be  thou  our  sun — 

Oh  guide  us  all  our  days, 
And  let  our  feet  with  joy  still  run 
In  thy  delightful  ways. 

141.  CM.     Steele. 
Ingratitude  of  rejecting  Christ. 

1  AND  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 

To  visit  sinful  worms  % 
Thus  at  the  door  shall  mercy  stand, 
In  all  her  winning  forms'? 

2  Surprising  grace  ! — and  shall  each  heart 

Unmoved  and  cold  remain  1 
Have  we  no  soft — no  tender  part  1 
Must  mercy  plead  in  vain  1 

3  Shall  Jesus  for  admission  sue, 

His  charming  voice  unheard? 


226  LIFE,  DEATH,   AND 

And  shall  our  hearts,  his  rightful  due, 
Remain  for  ever  barred  ? 
4  Dear  Loi-d,  exert  thy  conquering  grace ; 
Thy  mighty  power  display : 
One  beam  of  glory  from  thy  face 
Can  melt  our  sin  away. 

142.  8s&7s.    Robinson. 
Rejoicing  before  the  Cross. 

1  SWEET  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing, 

Which  before  the  cross  we  spend  ; 
Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 
From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend. 

2  Truly  blessed  is  this  station, 

Low  before  his  cross  to  lie ; 

While  we  see  divine  compassion 

Beaming  in  his  gracious  eye. 

3  Love  and  grief  our  hearts  dividing, 

With  our  tears  his  feet  we'll  bathe  ; 
Constant  still,  in  faith  abiding, 
Life  deriving  from  his  death. 

4  May  we  still  enjoy  this  feeling, 

Still  to  our  Redeemer  go ; 
Prove  his  wounds  each  day  more  healing, 
And  himself  more  truly  know. 

143.  CM.    Watts. 
The  Gospel  a  Savour. 

1  CHRIST  and  his  cross  are  all  our  theme : 

The  mysteries  that  we  speak 
Are  scandal  in  the  Jews'  esteem, 
And  folly  to  the  Greek. 

2  But  souls  enlightened  from  above 

With  joy  receive  the  word  ; 
They  see  what  wisdom,  power,  and  love, 
Shine  in  the  risen  Lord. 

3  The  vital  savour  of  his  name 

Restores  their  fainting  breath ; 
But  unbelief  perverts  the  same 
To  guilt — despair — and  death. 

4  Till  God  diffuse  his  graces  down, 

Like  showers  of  heavenly  rain, 


EXALTATION   OF    CHRIST.      227 

In  vain  Apollos  sows  the  ground, 
And  Paul  may  plant  in  vain. 

144.  L.  M.    Watts. 

The  world  crucified  to  us  by  the  Cross. 
1  WHEN  we  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 
On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  dy'd, 
Onr  richest,  gain  we  count  but  loss  ; 
It  pours  contempt  on  all  our  pride. 
Forbid  O,  God,  that  we  should  boast, 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ  our  Lord ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm'd  us  most, 
We  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See!  from'his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  ; 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet? 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  1 

4  Could  all  creation's  realm  combine, 
That  were  a  present  far  too  small : 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  our  soul,  our  life,  our  all. 

145.  S.  M.     Watts. 

Tlie  Church  rejoicing  in  her  King. 

1  NOT  with  our  mortal  eyes 
Have  we  beheld  the  Lord, 

Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 
And  love  him  in  his  word. 

2  On  earth  we  want  the  sight 
Of  our  Redeemer's  face, 

Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 
Our  joys  divinely  grow 

Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  heav'n  begins  below. 

146.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Christ  the  Living  Saviour. 

1  THE  Saviour  lives,  no  more  to  die  : 
He  lives,  the  Lord  enthroned  on  high : 
He  lives,  triumphant  o'er  the  grave  : 
He  lives,  eternally  to  save ! 


228   CHARACTER   AND   FIGURATIVE 

2  He  lives,  to  still  his  servants'  fears : 
He  lives,  to  wipe  away  their  tears  : 
He  lives,  their  mansions  to  prepare  : 
He  lives,  to  bring  them  safely  there ! 

3  Ye  mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears, 
Dismiss  your  gloomy  doubts  and  fears  : 
With  cheerful  hope  your  hearts  revive, 
For  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  yet  alive  ! 

4  His  saints  he  loves — and  never  leaves ; 
The  contrite  sinner  he  receives  : 
Abundant  grace  will  he  afford, 

Till  all  are  present  with  the  Lord  ! 


CHARACTER  AND  FIGURATIVE  REPRESENTATIONS 
OF  CHRIST,    ALPHABETICALLY   ARRANGED. 

147.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

Advocate. 

1  JESUS,  the  conqueror,  reigns, 

In  glorious  strength  arrayed  ; 

His  kingdom  over  all  maintains, 

And  bids  the  earth  be  glad. 

2  Ye  sons  of  men,  rejoice 

In  Jesus'  mighty  love  : 
Lift  up  your  heart — lift  up  your  voice, 
To  him  who  rules  above. 

3  Extol  his  kingly  power, 

Adore  th'  exalted  Son, 
Who  died,  but  lives,  to  die  no  more, 
High  on  his  Father's  throne. 

4  Our  advocate  with  God, 

He  undertakes  our  cause, 
And  spreads  through  all  the  earth  abroad 
The  victory  of  his  cross. 

148.  L.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

Apple-tree. 
1  THE  tree  of  life  our  souls  hath  seen, 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  always  green ; 
The  trees  of  nature  fruitless  be, 
Compar'd  with  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 


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2  This  beauty  doth  all  things  excel, 
By  faith  we  know,  but  ne'er  can  tell 
The  glory  which  we  now  can  see 
In  Jesus  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 

3  For  happiness  we  long  have  sought, 
And  pleasure  dearly  have  we  bought; 
We  miss'd  of  all,  but  now  we  see 
'Tis  found  in  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 

4  We're  wearied  with  our  former  toil, 
Here  we  will  sit  and  rest  awhile  ; 
Under  the  shadow  we  will  be 

Of  Jesus  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 

5  With  great  delight  we'll  make  our  stay, 
Nothing  shall  fright  our  souls  away ; 
Among  the  sons  of  men  we  see 

There  's  none  like  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 

6  We'll  sit  and  eat  this  fruit  divine, 

It  cheers  our  hearts,  'tis  heav'nly  wine  : 
To  all,  this  fruit  is  rich  and  free, 
That  grows  on  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 

7  This  fruit  doth  make  our  souls  to  thrive, 
It  keeps  our  living  faith  alive  ; 
Which  makes  our  souls  delight  to  be 
With  Jesus  Christ,  the  apple-tree. 

149.  CM.    Watts. 

Brazen  Serpent. 

1  SO  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise 

The  brazen  serpent  high; 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease, 
The  camp  forbore  to  die. 

2  Look  upward  in  the  dying  hour, 

And  live,  the  prophet  cries  ; 
But  Christ  performs  a  nobler  cure, 
When  faith  lifts  up  her  eyes. 

3  High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung, 

High  in  the  heav'ns  he  reigns  ; 
Here  sinners,  by  the  serpent  stung, 
Look  and  forget  their  pains. 

4  When  God's  own  Son  was  lifted  up, 

A  dying  world  reviv'd ; 
The  Jew  beheld  the  glorious  hope, 
The  dying  Gentile  liv'd. 


d6\J   CHARACTER   AND   FIGURATIVE 

150.  L.M.    Fawcett. 

Bread  of  Life. 

1  DEPRAVED  minds  on  ashes  feed, 
Nor  love,  nor  seek  for  heav'nly  bread  ; 
They  choose  the  husks  which  swine  do  eat, 
Or  meanly  crave  the  serpent's  meat 

2  Jesus,  thou  art  the  living  bread, 
By  which  our  needy  souls  are  fed : 
In  thee  alone  thy  children  find 
Enough  to  fill  the  empty  mind. 

3  Without  this  bread,  we  starve  and  die ; 
No  other  can  our  need  supply  : 

But  this  will  suit  our  wretched  case, 
Abroad,  at  home,  in  ev'ry  place. 

4  'Tis  this  relieves  the  hungry  poor, 
Who  ask  for  bread  at  mercy's  door  : 
This  living  food  descends  from  heav'n, 
As  manna  to  the  Jews  was  giv'n. 

5  This  precious  food  the  heart  revives, 
What  strength,  what  nourishment  it  gives  ! 
O  let  us  evermore  be  fed 

With  this  divine,  celestial  bread. 

151.  CM.     Stennett. 
Chief  among  ten  thousand. 

1  TO  Christ,  the  Lord,  let  ev'ry  tongue 

Its  noblest  tribute  bring  : 
When  he 's  the  subject  of  the  song, 
Who  can  refuse  to  sing  1 

2  Survey  the  beauties  of  his  face, 

And  on  his  glories  dwell : 
Think  on  the  wonders  of  his  grace, 
And  all  his  triumphs  tell. 

3  Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthron'd 

Upon  his  peaceful  brow; 
His  head  with  radiant  glories  crown'd 
His  lips  with  grace  o'erflow. 

4  No  mortal  can  with  him  compare, 

Among  the  sons  of  men : 
Fairer  is  he  than  all  the  fair 
That  fill  the  heav'nlv  train. 


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5  He  saw  us  plung'd  in  deep  distress, 

He  flew  to  our  relief  ; 
For  us  he  bore  the  shameful  cross 
And  carried  all  our  grief. 

6  To  heav'n,  the  place  of  his  abode, 

He'll  bring  our  weary  feet ; 

Show  us  the  glories  of  our  God, 

And  make  our  joys  complete. 

152.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

Corner  Stone. 

1  LORD,  dost  thou  show  a  corner-stone, 
For  us  to  build  our  hopes  upon, 
That  the  fair  edifice  may  rise 
Sublime  in  light  beyond  the  skies'? 

2  We  own  the  work  of  sov'reign  love ; 
Nor  death,  nor  hell,  the  hope  shall  move, 
Which,  fix'd  on  this  foundation,  stand, 
Laid  by  thine  own  almighty  hand. 

3  Thy  people  long  this  store  have  try'd, 
And  all  the  pow'rs  of  hell  defy'd  ; 
Floods  of  temptation  beat  in  vain  ; 
Well  doth  this  Rock  the  house  sustain. 

4  When  storms  of  wrath  around  prevail, 
Whirlwind  and  thunder,  fire  and  hail, 
'Tis  here  our  trembling  souls  shall  liide, 
And  here  securely  they  abide. 

5  While  they  that  scorn  this  precious  stone, 
Fond  of  some  quicksand  of  their  own, 
Borne  down  by  weighty  vengeance,  die, 
And  buried  deep  in  ruin  lie. 

153.  S.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 

Captain  of  our  Salvation. 

1  OUR  Captain  leads  us  on, 
He  beckons  from  the  skies, 

He  reaches  out  a  starry  crown, 
And  bids  us  take  the  prize. 

2  "  Be  faithful  unto  death, 
Partake  my  victory, 

And  thou  shalt  wear  this  glorious  wreath, 
And  thou  shalt  reign  with  me." 


232   CHARACTER   AND   FIGURATIVE 

3  'Tis  thus  the  righteous  Lord, 
To  every  soldier  saith ; 

Eternal  life  is  the  reward 
Of  all  victorious  faith. 

4  Who  conquer  in  his  might, 
The  victor's  meed  receive ; 

They  claim  a  kingdom  in  his  right, 
Which  God  shall  freely  give. 

154.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  Door. 

1  AWAKE,  our  souls,  and  bless  his  name, 

Whose  mercies  never  fail ; 
Who  opens  wide  a  door  of  hope 
In  Achor's  gloomy  vale. 

2  Behold  the  portal  wide  display'd, 

The  building 's  strong  and  fair  ; 
Within  are  pastures  fresh  and  green, 
And  living  streams  are  there. 

3  Enter,  our  souls,  with  cheerful  haste, 

For  Jesus  is  the  door  : 
Nor  fear  the  serpent's  wily  arts, 
Nor  fear  the  lion's  roar. 

4  O  may  thy  grace  the  nations  lead, 

And  Jews  and  Gentiles  come, 
All  traveling  through  one  bounteous  gate, 
To  one  eternal  home. 

155.  CM.     Enfield. 
Example  of  Christ. 

1  BEHOLD,  where  in  a  mortal  form 

Appears  each  grace  divine ; 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 

2  To  spread  the  rays  of  heavenly  light, 

To  give  the  mourner  joy, 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

5  'Midst  keen  reproach,  and  cruel  scorn. 

Patient  and  weak  he  stood ; 
His  foes,  ungrateful,  sought  his  life ; 
He  laboured  for  their  good. 


REPRESENTATIONS    OF    CHRIST.    233 

4  In  the  last  hour  of  deep  distress, 

Before  his  father's  throne, 
With  soul  resigned  he  bowed,  and  said, 
"  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  !" 

5  Be  Christ  our  pattern,  and  our  guide  ! 

His  image  may  we  bear ! 

O  may  we  tread"  his  holy  steps, 

His  joy  and  glory  share  ! 

156.  7s.  61.    Montgomery. 

1  GO  to  dark  Gethsemane, 

Ye  that  feel  temptation's  power, 
Your  Redeemer's  conflict  see, 
Watch  with  him  one  bitter  hour. 
Turn  not  from  his  griefs  away, 
Learn  of  Jesus  Christ  to  pray. 

2  Follow  to  the  judgment-hall, 
View  the  Lord  of  life  arraigned. 
O  the  wormwood  and  the  gall ! 
O  the  pangs  his  soul  sustained. 
Shun  not  suffering,  shame,  or  loss  ; 
Learn  of  him  to  bear  the  cross. 

3  Calvary's  mournful  mountain  climb  • 
There,  admiring  at  his  feet, 

Mark  that  miracle  of  time, 
God's  own  sacrifice  complete; 
"It  is  finished,"  hear  him  cry; 
Learn  of  Jesus  Christ  to  die. 

4  Early  hasten  to  the  tomb 

Where  they  laid  his  breathless  clay 
All  is  solitude  and  gloom  ; 
— Who  has  taken  him  away? 
Christ  is  risen ;  he  meets  our  eyes. 
Saviour,  teach  us  so  to  rise. 

157.  CM.    Beddome. 

1  IN  duties  and  in  sufferings  too, 

Our  Lord  we  fain  woufd  trace ; 

As  he  hath  done,  so  would  we  do, 

Sustained  by  heavenly  grace. 

2  Inflamed  with  zeal,  'twas  his  delight, 

To  do  his  Father's  will ; 
May  the  same  zeal  our  souls  excite 
His  precepts  to  fulfil. 


2d4   CHARACTER   AND   FIGURATIVE 

3  Meekness,  humility,  and  love 
Through  all  his  conduct  shine  ; 
O  may  our  whole  deportment  prove 
A  copy,  Lord,  of  thine. 

158.  L.  M.    Mrs.  Steele. 

1  AND  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  1 
Such  let  our  conversation  be  ; 
The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom  and  weak  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife, 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 
Bright  pattern  of  the  Christian  life ! 

3  O  how  benevolent  and  kind  ! 
How  mild  !  how  ready  to  forgive ! 
Be  his  the  temper  of  our  mind, 
And  his  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heavenly  father's  will, 
Werehis  employment  and  delight: 
Humility  anil  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright ; 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came, 
The  labours  of  his  life  were  love : 
If  then  we  love  the  Saviour's  name, 
Let  his  divine  example  move. 

159.  C.  M.    Watts. 

1  GIVE  us  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 

Within  the  veil,  and  see 
The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be  ! 

2  Once  they  were  mourners  here  below; 

Their  eyes  were  dimmed  with  tears ; 
And  hard  they  strove,  as  we  would  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3  And  ask  we,  whence  their  victory  came  1 — 

They  with  united  breath 
Ascribe  their  triumph  to  his  name, 
Who  burst  the  bands  of  death. 

4  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  he  trod, 

His  zeal  inspired  their  breast ; 
And  following  their  triumphant  Lord, 
Possess  the  promised  rest. 


REPRESENTATIONS   OF   CHRIST.    235 

5  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 
For  his  own  pattern  given ; 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Shows  the  same  path  to  heaven.  ' 

160.  148th.    Beddome. 

1  FROM  thy  dear  pierced  side, 
Unspotted  Lamb  of  God, 
Came  forth  a  mingled  stream, 
Of  water  and  of  blood : 

Our  sinful  souls,  there  we  would  lay, 
'Till  every  stain  is  washed  away. 

2  'Tis  from  this  sacred  spring, 
A  sovereign  virtue  flows, 
To  heal  our  painful  wounds, 
And  cure  our  deadly  woes : 

Here  then  we'll  bathe,  and  bathe  again, 
Till  net  a  wound  or  wo  remain. 

3  A  fountain  'tis,  unsealed, 
Divinely  rich  and  free ; 
Open  for  all  that  come, 
Open  for  us  we  see. 

Thither  with  speed  will  we  repair, 
Come,  sinners  come,  and  meet  us  there. 

161.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

Gift  of  God. 

1  JESUS  our  Lord,  our  chief  delight, 
For  thee  we  long,  for  thee  we  pray, 
Amid  the  shadows  of  the  night, 
Amid  the  business  of  the  day. 

2  When  shall  we  see  thy  smiling  face, 
That  face  which  often  we  have  seen  1 
Arise,  thou  son  of  righteousness, 
Scatter  the  clouds  that  intervene. 

3  Thou  art  the  glorious  gift  of  God, 
To  sinners  weary  and  distressed  ; 
The  first  of  all  his  gifts  bestowed, 
And  certain  pledge  of  all  the  rest. 

4  Could  we  possess  this  gift  divine, 
The  world  should  lie  beneath  our  feet ; 
Though  poor,  no  more  would  we  repine. 
Or  look  with  envy  on  the  great. 


236   CHARACTER  AND   FIGURATIVE 

5  The  precious  jewel  we  would  keep, 
And  lodge  it  deep  within  each  heart ; 
At  home,  abroad,  awake,  asleep, 
It  never  should  from  thence  depart 

162.  L.  M.    Beddome. 
Glories  of  the  Saviour. 

1  JESUS,  how  lovely  is  his  face ! 
Innumerable  sweets  are  there ; 
Not  one  of  all  the  human  race 

•    Is  half  so  good  or  half  so  fair. 

2  There  heaven  and  earth  their  charms  unite, 
In  full  perfection  there  they  shine  ; 

Nor  sun  nor  stars  appear  so  bright, 
Nor  spread  a  lustre  so  divine. 

3  Compassion  sits  upon  his  brow, 
There  terror  mixed  with  love  appears  ; 
His  lips  with  balmy  spices  flow, 

His  words  are  music  to  our  ears. 

4  These  are  thy  glories,  mighty  Lord, 
This  the  dear  form  thy  saints  adore ; 
'Tis  this  will  endless  joys  afford, 
When  earthly  scenes  delight  no  more. 

163.  C.  M.    Beddome. 

Hiding-place. 

1  THIS  world 's  a  dreary  wilderness, 

Where  turbid  waters  flow  ; 
No  blooming  flowers  of  Paradise, 
But  thorns  profusely  grow. 

2  We  lose  our  friends,  our  wealth  decays, 

And  life  is  full  of  pain  ; 
For  various  good  we  wait  and  wish, 
But  wish  and  wait  in  vain. 

3  Our  hand  outstretched  to  seize  the  prize, 

The  phantom  flies  away  ; 
And  leaves  us  to  relentless  grief, 
An  unexpected  prey. 

4  Jesus  our  Saviour,  now  to  thee, 

With  hasty  steps  we  come ; 
Our  only  refuge  here  below, 
And  our  eternal  home. 


REPRESENTATIONS    OF   CHRIST.    237 

5  'Midst  rising  winds  and  beating  storms. 
Reclining  on  thy  breast, 
We  find  in  thee  a  hiding-place, 
And  here  securely  rest. 

164.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 
Head  of  the  Church. 

1  JESUS,  we  sing  thy  matchless  grace, 

That  calls  a  worm  thine  own  ; 

Give  us  among  thy  saints  a  place 

To  make  thy  glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee,  our  vital  head, 

We  live,  and  grow,  and  thrive  ; 
From  thee  divided,  each  is  dead, 
When  most  he  seems  alive. 

3  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  those  above,   « 

Here  join  in  sweet  accord  ; 
One  body  all  in  mutual  love, 
And  thou  our  common  Lord. 

4  O,  may  our  faith  each  hour  derive, 

Thy  spirit  with  delight ; 
While  death  and  hell  in  vain  shall  strive     , 
This  bond  to  disunite. 

5  Thou  the  whole  body  will  present 

Before  the  Father's  face ; 
Nor  shall  a  wrinkle  or  a  spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace. 

165.  C  M.    Watts. 

High  Priest. 

1  WITH  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 

Of  our  High  Priest  above  ; 

His  heart,  is  made  of  tenderness, 

His  bowels  melt  with  love. 

2  Touched  with  a  sympathy  within, 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame  ; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 
For  he  has  felt  the  same. 

3  He,  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh, 

Poured  out  his  cries  and  tears, 
And  in  his  measure  feels  afresh 
What  every  member  bears. 


238   CHARACTER   AND   FIGURATIVE 

4  Then  let  our  humble  faith  address 
His  mercy  and  his  power ; 
We  shall  obtain  delivering  grace 
In  each  distressing  hour. 

166.  L.  M.    Mason. 

Image  of  God. 

1  THOU,  Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unseen, 
And  by  thine  offspring  here  unknown, 
To  manifest  thyself  to  men, 

Hast  set  thine  image  in  thy  Son. 

2  As  the  bright  sun's  meridian  blaze 
O'erwhelms  and  pains  our  feeble  sight, 
But  cheers  us  with  his  softer  rays 
When  shining  with  reflected  light, — 

3  So  in  thy  Son,  thy  power  divine, 
Thy  wisdom,  justice,  truth  and  love, 
With  mild  and  pleasing  lustre  shine, 
Reflected  from  thy  throne  above. 

4  Though  Jews  who  granted  not  his  claim, 
Contemptuous  turned  away  their  face; 
Yet  those  who  trusted  in  his  name, 
Beheld  in  him  thy  truth  and  grace. 

5  O  Thou  !  at  whose  almighty  word, 
Fair  light  at  first  from  darkness  shone, 
Teach  us  to  know  our  glorious  Lord, 
And  trace  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

6  While  we  thine  image  there  displayed, 
With  love  and  admiration  view, 
Form  us  in  likeness  to  our  head, 
That  we  may  bear  thine  image  too. 

167.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

King  of  Saints. 

1  LISTEN,  ye  mortals,  whilst  we  sing, 
The  glories  of  our  heavenly  King; 
With  transport  dwell  upon  his  name, 
To  distant  nations  spread  his  fame. 

2  Jesus  our  Lord,  divinely  fair, 

No  seraph  can  with  him  compare ; 
Nor  saints  below,  nor  saints  above, 
Can  equal  his  stupendous  love. 


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3  He  loved  us  first,  he  loves  us  still, 
Subdued  our  souls,  inclined  our  will, 
Taught  us  to  choose  the  better  part, 
And  stamped  his  image  on  each  heart. 

4  With  steady  feet  we  still  would  tread, 
The  path  in  which  he  deigns  to  lead  ; 
His  life  transcribe  and  make  our  own, 
'Till  all  his  will  in  us  be  done. 

5  But  oh,  how  oft  we  step  aside, 
How  apt  to  stray  without  a  guide  I 
Fix  us,  dear  Lord,  and  let  us  be 
Afraid  of  sin,  and  true  to  thee. 

168.  S.  M.    Needham. 
Light  of  the  World. 

1  BEHOLD  the  Prince  of  Peace 
The  chosen  of  the  Lord, 

God's  well-beloved  Son,  fulfils 
The  sure  prophetic  word. 

2  No  royal  pomp  adorns 
This  King  of  Righteousness: 

Meekness  and  patience,  truth  and  love 
Compose  his  princely  dress. 

3  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord, 
In  rich  abundance  shed, 

On  this  great  prophet  gently  lights, 
And  rests  upon  his  head. 

4  Jesus,  the  light  of  men ! 
His  doctrine  life  imparts ; 

O  may  we  feel  its  quickening  power 
To  warm  and  glad  our  hearts  ! 

5  Cheered  by  its  beams,  our  souls 
Shall  run  the  heavenly  way  : 

The  path  which  Christ  has  marked  and  trod, 
Will  lead  to  endless  day. 

169.  CM.    Episcopal  Coll. 
The  Way,  Truth,  and  Life. 

1  THOU  art  the  way— to  thee  alone 
From  sin  and  death  we  flee ; 
And  he  who  would  the  Father  seek, 
Must  seek  him,  Lord,  by  thee. 


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2  Thou  art  the  truth — thy  word  alone 

True  wisdom  can  impart.; 
Thou  only  canst  inform  the  mind, 
And  purify  the  heart. 

3  Thou  art  the  life — the  rending  tomb 

Proclaims  thy  conquering  arm, 

And  those  who  put  their  trust  in  thee 

Nor  death,  nor  hell  shall  harm. 

4  Thou  art  the  way— the  truth— the  life  ; 

Grant  us  that  way  to  know, 
That  truth  to  keep— that  life  to  win, 
Whose  joys  eternal  flow. 

170.  C  M.    Beddome. 

Life  of  his  People. 

1  OH  what  a  treasure  all  divine 

Is  hid  in  Christ  the  Lord  ! 
From  him  what  rays  of  glory  shine, 
What  peace  his  paths  afford. 

2  In  him  our  light  and  life  are  found, 

Though  we  were  dead  before ; 
And. now  he  makes  our  joys  abound, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore. 

3  When  sore  distressed,  he  to  our  aid, 

On  rapid  pinions  flies; 
And, to  the  wounds  which  sin  has  made, 
A  healing  balm  applies. 

4  Tis  from  his  fulness  we  receive, 

And  daily,  grace  for  grace  ; 

That  to  his  glory  we  may  live, 

And  see  him  face  to  face. 

171.  CM.    Watts. 

Lamb  of  God. 

1  BEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb, 

Amid  his  Father's  throne ; 
Prepai-e  new  honours  for  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet, 

The  church  adore  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odours  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 


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3  Those  are  the  prayers  of  all  the  saints, 

And  these  the  hymns  they  raise : 
Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complaints, 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

4  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  prisoners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 

5  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  his  head. 

172.  C  M.    Duncan. 

Lord  of  All. 

1  ALL  hail  the  great  ImmanuePs  name ! 

Let  angels  prostrate  fall : 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Crown  him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 

Who  from  his  altar  call ; 
Praise  him  who  shed  for  you  his  blood, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

A  remnant  weak  and  small, 
Hail  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Ye  Gentile  sinners,  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall ; 
Go  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

5  Let  every  kindred— every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial  ball, 
To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

6  Oh !  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 

We  at  his  feet  may  fall ; 
And  join  the  everlasting  song, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

173.  8s  7s  &  4s.    Kelly. 

1  LOOK  !  ye  saints — the  sight  is  glorious 
See  the  man  of  sorrows  now, 
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242   CHARACTER  AND   FIGURATIVE 

From  the  fight  returned  victorious ; 
Every  knee  to  him  shall  bow  : 
Crown  him  ! — crown  him ! — 
Crowns  become  the  victor's  brow. 

2  Hark  !— those  bursts  of  acclamation — 

Hark  ! — those  loud,  triumphant  chords — 
Jesus  takes  the  highest  station  : 
Oh,  what  joy  the  sight  affords ! 

Crown  him  ! — crown  him  ! 
King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords ! 

174.  L.  M.    Needham. 

Messiah. 

1  GLORY  to  God !  who  reigns  above, 
Who  dwells  in  light,  whose  name  is  love ; 
Ye  saints  and  angels  if  ye  can, 
Declare  the  love  of  God  to  man. 

2  Oh,  what  can  more  his  love  commend, 
Than  his  dear  only  Son  to  send  ! 

That  man,  condemn'd  to  die,  might  live  ! 
And  God  be  glorious  to  forgive  ! 

3  Messiah  's  come,  with  joy  behold 
The  days  by  prophets  long  foretold  ; 
Judah,  thy  royal  sceptre  's  broke, 

And  time  still  proves  what  Jacob  spoke. 

4  We  see  the  prophecies  fulfill'd 

In  Jesus,  that  most  wondrous  child : 
His  birth,  his  life,  his  death,  combine 
To  prove  his  character  divine. 

5  Jtisus,  thy  gospel  firmly  stands, 

A  blessing  to  these  favour'd  lands  ; 
No  enemy  shall  be  our  dread, 
Since  thou  art  risen  from  the  dead. 

175.  C.  M.    Watts. 
Access  to  God  by  a  Mediator. 

1  COME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 

Up  to  the  courts  above, 
And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Come,  let  us  bow  before  his  feet, 

And  venture  near  the  Lord  ; 


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No  fiery  cherub  guards  his  seat, 

Nor  double-flaming  sword. 
3  The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss 

Are  opened  by  the  Son  ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 

And  reach  th'  almighty  throne. 

1/6.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

Morning  Star. 

1  YE  worlds  of  light,  that  roll  so  near 
The  Saviour's  throne  of  shining  bliss, 
Oh  tell,  how  mean  your  glories  are ; 
How  faint  and  few  compared  with  his  ! 

2  We  sing  the  bright  and  morning  Star, 
Jesus,  the  source  of  light  and  love  ; 
His  purest  rays,  diffused  from  far, 
Conduct  us  to  the  realms  above. 

3  'Midst  gloomy  darkness  spread  abroad, 
This  light  directs  the  pilgrim's  way  ; 
Still,  as  he  goes,  he  finds  the  road, 
That  leads  him  safe  to  endless  day. 

4  When  shall  we  reach  the  glorious  height, 
Where  this  bright  Star  shall  brightest  shine ; 
Leave  far  behind  these  scenes  of  night, 
And  view  the  lustre  all  divine. 

177.  C.  M.    Beddome. 

Names  of  Christ. 

1  JESUS  !  delightful,  charming  name, 

It  spreads  a  fragrance  round ; 
Justice  and  mercy,  truth  and  peace, 
In  union  here  are  found. 

2  He  is  our  life,  our  joy,  our  strength, 

In  him  all  glories  meet ; 
He  is  a  shade  above  our  heads, 
A  light  to  guide  our  feet. 

3  The  thickest  clouds  are  soon  dispersed, 

If  Jesus  shows  his  face ; 

To  weary  heavy-laden  souls, 

He  is  their  resting-place. 

4  When  storms  arise  and  tempests  blow, 

He  speaks  the  stilling  word  ; 


244  CHARACTER   AND  FIGURATIVE 

The  threatening  billows  cease  to  flow, 
The  winds  obey  their  Lord. 

5  Through  every  age  he's  still  the  same, 
But  we  ungrateful  prove, 
Forget  the  savour  of  his  name, 
The  sweetness  of  his  love. 

178.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  HOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 

In  a  believer's  ear  ! 
It  sooths  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast ; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  Dear  name,  the  Rock  on  which  we  build, 

Our  shield  and  hiding-place  ; 
Our  never  failing  treas'ry  flll'd 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace. 

4  Jesus  our  Shepherd,  Husband,  Friend, 

Our  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King; 
Our  Lord,  our  life,  our  way,  our  end, 
Accept  the  praise  we  bring. 

5  Weak  is  the  effort  of  each  heart, 

And  cold  our  wannest  thoughts, 
But  when  we  see  thee  as  thou  art, 
We'll  praise  thee  as  we  ought. 

6  Till  then  we  would  thy  love  proclaim 

With  ev'ry  fleeting  breath; 

And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 

Refresh  our  souls  in  death. 

1/9.       L.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

1  THAT  name  to  us  sounds  ever  sweet, 
Where  grace  and  truth  do  always  meet, 
Where  righteousness  doth  peace  embrace, 
And  opens  wide  a  store  of  grace. 

2  A  meeting  place  it  is  indeed, 
Where  mercy  meets  a  sinner's  need ; 
And  opens  wide  a  gracious  store, 
Sufficient  to  relieve  the  poor. 


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3  Hark  !  don't  you  hear  the  heav'nly  call, 
It  soundeth  loud,  it  is  to  all — 

To  high  and  low,  to  bond  and  free, 
That  none  may  say — 'tis  not  for  me. 

4  "  Ho !  every  one  that  thirsts  (he  cries) 
Here  'a  wine  and  milk,  and  large  supplies, 
Come  now  to  me,  and  drink  your  fill, 
'Tis  free  for  whosoever  will. 

5  "  Come  now  receive,  I  ask  no  pay, 
But  freely  give  it  all  away 

To  all  that  do  my  word  believe, 
And  freely  now  my  grace  receive." 

180.  C.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 

1  TO  us  a  Child  of  hope  is  born, 

To  us  a  Son  is  given ; 
Him  shall  the  tribes  of  earth  obey, 
Him,  all  the  hosts  of  heaven. 

2  His  name  shall  be  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

For  evermore  adored, 
The  Wonderful,  the  Counsellor, 
The  great  and  mighty  Lord. 

3  His  power,  increasing,  still  shall  spread 

His  reign  no  end  shall  know ; 
Justice  shall  guard  his  throne  above, 
And  peace  abound  below. 

4  To  us  a  Child  of  hope  is  born, 

To  us  a  Son  is  given — 
The  Wonderful,  the  Counsellor, 
The  mighty  Lord  of  heaven. 

181.  CM.    Steele. 
Pearl  of  Great  Price. 

1  YE  glitt'ring  toys  of  earth,  adieu, 

A  nobler  choice  sublime, 
A  real  prize  attracts  our  view, 
A  treasure  all  divine. 

2  Begone,  unworthy  of  our  cares, 

Ye  specious  baits  of  sense ; 
Inestimable  worth  appears, 
The  pearl  of  price  immense  ! 

3  Should  both  the  Indies  at  our  call, 

Their  boasted  stores  resign ; 


246   CHARACTER  AND  FIGURATIVE 

We  would  with  joy  renounce  them  all, 
To  be  entirely  thine. 

4  Dear  Sov'reign  of  our  souls'  desire, 
Thy  love  is  bliss  complete ; 
Jesus,  in  thee,  in  thee  alone, 
Wealth,  honour,  pleasure  meet 

182.  C.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

Prince  of  Peace. 

1  LET  saints  on  earth  their  anthems  raise, 

Who  taste  the  Saviour's  grace ; 
Let  saints  in  heav'n  proclaim  his  praise, 
And  crown  him  "  Prince  of  peace." 

2  Praise  him,  who  laid  his  glory  by 

For  man's  apostate  race ; 
Praise  him  who  stoop'd  to  bleed  and  die, 
And  crown  him  "Prince  of  Peace." 

3  Come,  rebels,  lay  your  weapons  down, 

Let  war  for  ever  cease ; 
Immanuel  for  your  Saviour  own, 
And  crown  him  "  Prince  of  Peace." 

4  We  soon  shall  reach  the  blissful  shore, 

To  view  his  lovely  face, 
His  name  for  ever  to  adore, 
And  crown  him  "Prince  of  Peace." 

183.  L.  fit    Scott. 
Physician  of  the  Soul, 

1  WHY  droop  our  souls  with  grief  oppress'd  7 
Whence  these  wild  tumults  in  each  breast  ? 
Is  there  no  balm  to  heal  each  wound. 

No  kind  physician  to  be  found  1 

2  Raise  to  the  cross  your  tearful  eyes ; 
Behold  the  Prince  of  glory  dies ! 

He  dies,  extended  on  the  cross, 
And  sheds  a  sovereign  balm  for  us. 

3  Dear  Saviour,  at  thy  feet  we  lie, 
Here  to  receive  a  cure,  or  die ; 

But  grace  forbids  that  painful  fear — 
Almighty  grace,  which  triumphs  here. 

4  Thou  wilt  withdraw  the  poisoned  dart, 
Bind  up  and  heal  the  wounded  heart : 


REPRESENTATIONS  OP  CHRIST.    247 

With  blooming  health  each  face  adorn, 
And  change  the  gloomy  night  to  morn. 
5  Exult,  our  souls,  with  holy  joy ; 
Hosannas  be  our  blest  employ, 
Salvation  your  eternal  theme, 
And  swell  the  song  with  Jesus'  name. 

184.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Sun  of  Righteousness. 

1  TO  thee,  O  God,  we  homage  pay, 
Source  of  the  light  that  rules  the  day ! 
Which,  while  it  gilds  all  nature's  frame, 
Reflects  thy  rays  and  speaks  thy  name. 

2  In  louder  strains  we  sing  that  grace 
Which  gives  the  Sun  of  Righteousness, 
Whose  nobler  light  salvation  brings, 
And  scatters  healing  from  his  wings. 

3  Still  on  our  hearts  may  Jesus  shine, 
With  beams  of  light  and  love  divine  ; 
Quickened  by  him  our  souls  shall  live, 
And  cheered  by  him  shall  grow  and  thrive. 

4  O  may  his  glories  stand  confessed, 
From  north  to  south,  from  east  to  west ; 
Successful  may  his  gospel  run, 

Wide  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun.i 

5  When  shall  that  radiant  scene  arise, 
When,  fixed  on  high,  in  purer  skies, 
Christ  all  his  lustre  shall  display 

On  all  his  saints  through  endless  day ! 

185.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  Lord  our  Righteousness. 

1  SAVIOUR  divine  !  we  praise  thy  name, 

And  in  that  name  we  trust ; 
Thou  art  the  Lord  our  Righteousness, 
Thou  art  thine  Israel's  boast. 

2  Guilty  we  plead  before  thy  throne, 

And  low  in  dust  we  lie ; 
Jesus,  stretch  forth  thy  gracious  arm, 
To  bring  the  guilty  nigh. 

3  Pardon  and  peace,  aiid  lively  hope, 

To  sinners  now  are  giv'n ; 


k^48    CHARACTER  AND  FIGURATIVE 

Israel  and  Judah  soon  shall  change 
Their  wilderness  for  heav'n. 

4  With  joy  we  taste  that  manna  now, 
Thy  mercy  scatters  down ; 
-We  pay  our  humble  vows  to  thee, 
And  wait  the  promis'd  crown. 

1S6.  7s.    Toplady. 

The  Rock  of  Ages. 

I  ROCK  of  ages  !  cleft  we  see, 
Let  us  hide  ourselves  in  thee  ; 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 
From  thy  side,  a  healing  flood, 
Be  of  fear  and  sin  the  cure  ; 
Save  from  wrath  and  make  us  pure. 

Z  Should  our  tears  for  ever  flow, 
Should  our  zeal  no  languor  know, 
This  for  sin  could  not  atone  ; 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone : 
In  our  hands  no  price  we  bring, 
Simply  to  thy  cross  we  cling. 

3  While  we  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  our  eyelids  close  in  death, 
When  we  rise  to  worlds  unknown, 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne, 
Rock  of  ages  !  cleft  we  see, 
Let  us  hide  ourselves  in  thee. 

18/.  7s.    Union  Coll. 

A  Refuge. 

1  JESUS,  Saviour  of  our  souls, 

Let  us  to  thy  bosom  fly  ; 
While  the  raging  billow  rolls, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high : 
All  our  trust  on  thee  is  stayed  ; 

All  our  help  from  thee  we  bring  : 
Cover  our  defenceless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 

2  Other  refuge  have  we  none-^ 

Helpless  hang  our  souls  on  thee : 
Leave,  oh !  leave  us  'not  alone ! 
Still  support  and  comfort  be. 


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Hide  us,  O  our  Saviour  !  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  be  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide  ; 

Oh,  receive  our  souls  at  last  '- 

188.  '    L.  M.    Steele. 
Saviour — the  only  one. 

1  JESUS,  the  spring  of  joys  divine, 

Whence  all  our  hopes  and  comforts  flow ; 
Jesus,  no  other  name  but  thine, 
Can  save  from  everlasting  wo. 

2  No  other  name  will  heav'n  approve  : 

Thou  art  the  true  and  living  way, 
Ordain'd  by  everlasting  love, 
To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 

3  Here  let  our  constant  feet  abide, 

Nor  from  the  heav'nly  path  depart; 
O  let  thy  Spirit,  gracious  guide, 
Direct  our  steps,  and  cheer  each  heart. 

4  Safe  lead  us  through  this  world  of  night, 

And  bring  us  to  the  blissful  plains, 
The  regions  of  unclouded  light, 
Where  perfect  joy  for  ever  reigns. 

189.  S.  M.    Beddome. 

Shepherd. 

1  GREAT  Shepherd  of  the  flock, 

To  whom  the  sheep  belong, 
Be  thou  our  trust  and  confidence, 
Our  glory  and  our  song. 

2  From  every  devious  path, 

Our  wandering  feet  restore; 
Be  thou  our  constant  guard  and  guide, 
And  let  us  stray  no  more. 

3  With  thirst  and  hunger  pained, 

When  faint  and  near  to  die, 

With  living  water,  living  bread, 

Do  thou  our  wants  supply. 

4  Here  let  us  often  taste 

Of  thy  distinguished  love, 
Till  we  a  full  repast  obtain 
In  richer  fields  above. 


250   CHARACTER  AND  FIGURATIVE 

190.  7s.    Anonymous. 
Star  of  Bethlehem. 

1  SONS  of  men,  behold  from  far, 
Hail  the  long-expected  star ! 
Star  of  truth  that  gilds  the  night, 
And  guides  bewildered  men  aright. 

2  Mild  it  shines  on  all  beneath, 
Piercing  through  the  shades  of  death ; 
Scattering  error's  wide-spread  night ; 
Kindling  darkness  into  light. 

3  Nations  all,  remote  and  near, 
Haste  to  see  your  Lord  appear ; 
Haste,  for  him  your  hearts  prepare, 
Meet  him  manifested  there ! 

4  There  behold  the  day-spring  rise, 
Pouring  light  on  mortal  eyes ; 
See  it  chase  the  shades  away, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day ! 

191.  L.  M.    H.  K.  White, 

1  WHEN  marshall'd  on  the  mightlyplain, 

The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky ; 
One  star  alone,  of  all  the  train, 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 

2  Hark  !  hark  !  to  God  the  chorus  breaks, 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem  ; 
But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks, 
It  is  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

3  Once  on  the  raging  seas  we  rode, 

The  storm  was  loud — the  night  was  dark, 
The  ocean  yawn'd — and  rudely  blow'd 
The  wind  that  toss'd  our  foundering  bark. 

4  Deep  horror  then  our  vitals  froze, 

Death-struck,  we  ceas'd  the  tide  to  stem ; 
When  suddenly  a  star  arose, — 
It  was  the  star  of  Bethlehem. 

5  It  was  our  guide,  our  light,  our  all, 

It  bade  our  dark  forebodings  cease ; 
And  through  the  storm,  and  danger's  thrall. 
It  led  us  to  the  port  of  peace. 

6  Now  safely  moor'd — our  perils  o'er, 

We'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem, 


REPRESENTATIONS  OF  CHRIST.    251 

For  ever  and  for  evermore, 
The  Star !— The  Star  of  Bethlehem ! 

192.  S.  M.    Beddome. 

Teacher. 

1  JESUS,  we  bless  thy  name, 

Thou  teacher  sent  from  heaven  ; 
How  sweet,  how  infinitely  sweet, 
The  lessons  thou  hast  given  ! 

2  When  storms  and  tempests  rise, 

Thy  word  creates  a  calm  ; 
Where  sin  its  mortal  wounds  has  made, 
It  proves  a  healing  balm. 

3  Never  did  angels'  tongue 

So  charm  the  human  ear, 

So  animate  the  trembling  soul, 

And  chase  away  its  fear. 

4  When  plunged  in  deep  distress, 

This  eased  the  killing  pain  ; 
And  what  before  had  this  effect, 
We  long  to  hear  again. 

193.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David. 

1  WHAT  are  those  soul-reviving  strains, 
Which  echo  thus  from  Salem's  plains  1 
What  anthems  loud,  and  louder  still, 
So' sweetly  sound  from  Zion's  hill  1 

2  Lo  !  'tis  an  infant  chorus  sings, 
Hosanna  to  the  King  of  kings : 

The  Saviour  comes  ! — and  babes  proclaim 
Salvation,  sent  in  Jesus'  name. 

3  Nor  these  alone  their  voice  shall  raise, 
For  we  will  join  this  song  of  praise ; 
Still  Israel's  children  forward  press 
To  hail  the  Lord  their  righteousness. 

4  Messiah's  name  shall  joy  impart 
Alike  to  Jew  and  Gentile  heart : 
He  bled  for  us — he  bled  for  you, 
And  we  will  sing  hosanna  too. 

5  Proclaim  hosannas  loud  and  clear; 
See  David's  Son  and  Lord  appear ! 


252  WARNINGS   AND 

All  praise  on  earth  to  him  be  given, 
And  glory  shout  through  highest  heaven! 

194.  148th.    Watts. 

1  HOSANNA  to  the  King 
Of  David's  ancient  blood ; 
Behold  he  's  come  to  bring 
Forgiving  grace  from  God  : 

Let  old  and  young  attend  his  way, 
And  at  his  feet  their  honours  lay. 

2  Glory  to  God  on  high, 
Salvation  to  the  Lamb  ; 
Let  earth,  and  sea,  and  sky, 
His  wondrous  love  proclaim : 

Upon  his  head  shall  honours  rest, 
And  ev'ry  age  pronounce  him  blest. 


WARNINGS  AND  INVITATIONS  OF  THE  GOSPEL 

195.  .    L.  M.    Watts. 

The  broad  and  narrow  Ways. 

1  BROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 

And  thousands  walk  together  there ; 
But  wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path, 
With  here  and  there  a  traveller. 

2  "  Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 

Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command ; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this  heavenly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul,  that  tires  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteemed  almost  a  saint, 
And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain ; 

Create  our  hearts  entirely  new ; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain ; 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew. 

196.  C.  M.     Watts. 

1  STRAIGHT  is  the  way— the  door  is  straight, 
That  leads  to  joys  on  high  : 
'Tis  but  a  few  that  find  the  gate, 
While  crowds  mistake  and  d!«>. 


INVITATIONS  OF  THE  GOSPEL.    253 

J  Beloved  self  must  be  denied, 
The  mind  and  will  renewed, 
Passion  suppressed — and  patience  tried, 
And  vain  desires  subdued. 

3  Lord,  can  a  feeble,  helpless  worm 
Fulfil  a  task  so  hard  1 
Thy  grace  must  all  the  work  perform, 
And  give  the  free  reward. 

197.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll, 
Danger  of  rejecting  Christ, 

1  HARK  !  from  the  cross  a  voice  of  peace 
Bids  Sinai's  awful  thunders  cease! — 
Sinner  !  that  voice  of  love  obey, 
From  Christ,  the  true,  the  living  way. 

2  How  else  his  presence  wilt  thou  bear, 
When  he  in  judgment  shall  appear  1 
When  slighted  love  to  wrath  shall  turn, 
And  all  the  earth  like  Sinai  burn  1 

3  Now  from  the  cross  a  voice  of  peace 
Bids  Sinai's  awful  thunder  cease — 
O  sinner,  while  'tis  called  to-day, 
That  voice  of  saving  love  obey. 

198.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

The  way  of  Sin  not  the  way  to  Heaven. 

1  CAN  sinners  hope  for  heaven, 

Who  love  this  world  so  well  1 
Or  dream  of  future  happiness, 
While  on  the  road  to  hell  1 

2  Can  sin's  deceitful  way 

Conduct  to  Zion's  hill  1 
Or  those  expect  with  God  to  reign 
Who  disregard  his  will  1 

3  Shall  they  hosannas  sing, 

With  an  unhallowed  tongue  1 
Shall  palms  adorn  the  guilty  hand 
Which  does  its  neighbour  wrong? 

4  Thy  grace,  O  God,  alone, 

Good  hopes  can  e'er  afford  ! 
The  pardoned  and  renewed  shall  see 
The  glory  of  the  Lord. 


254  WARNINGS   AND 

199.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
The  one  Thing  Needful. 

1  WHY  will  you  waste  on  trifling  cares 
That  life  which  God's  compassion  spares? 
While,  in  the  various  range  of  thought, 
The  one  thing  needful  is  forgot? 

2  Shall  God  invite  you  from  above? 
Shall  Jesus  urge  his  dying  love  ? 

Shall  troubled  conscience  give  you  pain  1 
And  all  these  pleas  unite  in  vain  ? 

3  Not  so  your  eyes  will  always  view 
Those  objects  which  you  now  pursue : 
Not  so  will  heaven  and  hell  appear, 
When  death's  decisive  hour  draws  near. 

4  Almighty  God  !  thy  grace  impart; 
Fix  deep  -conviction  on  each  heart: 
Nor  let  us  waste  on  trifling  cares 
That  life  which  thy  compassion  spares. 

200.  8s  7s  &  4s.    Reed. 

1  HEAR,  O  sinner ! — mercy  hails  you, 

Now  with  sweetest  voice  she  calls ; 
Bids  you  haste  to  seek  the  Saviour, 
Ere  the  hand  of  justice  falls  ; 

Hear,  O  Sinner ! — 
Tis  the  voice  of  mercy  calls. 

2  See !  the  storm  of  vengeance  gathering 

O'er  the  path  you  dare  to  tread  ; 
Hark  !  the  awful  thunder  's  rolling 
Loud,  and  loader  o'er  your  head ; 

Turn,  O  sinner ! 
Lest  the  lightnings  strike  you  dead. 

3  Haste  !  O  sinner  !  to  the  Saviour, 

Seek  his  mercy  while  you  may ; 
Soon  the  day  of  grace  is  over ; 
Soon  your  life  will  pass  away  ; 

Haste,  O  sinner  ! — 
You  must   perish — if  you  stay. 

201.  L.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

The  strong  persuasion  of  Grace, 
1  O  SINNERS,  fly  to  Jesus'  arms, 
Enjoy  his  everlasting  charnis ! 


INVITATIONS  OF  THE  GOSPEL.     255 

He  calls  you  to  a  heav'nly  feast, 

O  come,  poor  starving  souls,  and  taste. 

2  Say,  will  you  be  for  ever  blest, 
And  with  the  heavenly  Jesus  rest? 
He'll  save  you  from  all  sin  and  pain,'' 
And  you  shall  in  full  glory  reign. 

3  Say  now,  poor  souls,  what  will  you  do  1 
Say,  will  you  have  this  Christ  or  no  1 
Make  now  the  choice,  and  halt  no  more, 
For  Christ  is  waiting  at  your  door. 

4  He  waits,  he  woos,  he  's  loath  to  leave, 
And  will  you  not  his  word  believe  1 
Why  will  you  let  this  Jesus  go, 

Say,  will  you  have  this  Christ  or  no  1 

5  Once  more  I'll  ask  you  in  his  name, 
(I  know  his  love  is  still  the  same,) 
Will  you  be  sav'd  from  dreadful  wo  1 
Say,  will  you  have  this  Christ  or  no  ? 

202.         L.  M.    Rippon's  Coll. 
Danger  of  Delay. 

1  HASTEN,  O  sinner,  to  be  toise, 
And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun  ; 
The  longer  wisdom  you  despise, 
The  harder  is  she  to  be  won. 

2  O  hasten,  mercy  to  implore, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun  ; 
For  fear  thy  season  should  be  o'er, 
Before  this  ev'ning  stage  be  run. 

3  O  hasten,  sinner,  to  return, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 
For  fear -thy  lamp  should  fail  to  burn, 
Before  the  needful  work  is  done. 

4  O  hasten,  sinner,  to  be  blest, 

And  stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
For  fear  the  curse  should  thee  arrest, 
Before  the  morrow  is  begun. 

5  O  Lord,  do  thou  the  sinner  turn  ! 
Now  rouse  him  from  his  senseless  state 
O  let  him  not  thy  counsel  spurn, 

Nor  rue  his  fatal  choice  too  late. 


256  WARNINGS   AND 

203.  C  M.    Watts. 

The  Gospel  Trumpet. 

1  LET  every  mortal  ear  attend, 

And  every  heart  rejoice ; 
The  trampe't  of  the  gospel  sounds, 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

2  Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast, 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

3  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die — 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

4  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here 

In  a  rich  ocean  join ; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows, 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 

5  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day ; — 
Lord — we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 

204.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  YE  trembling  captives,  hear  ! — 

The  gospel  trumpet  sounds : 
No  music  more  can  charm  the  ear, 
Or  heal  your  heart-felt  wounds. 

2  'Tis  not  the  trump  of  war, 

Nor  Sinai's  awful  roar ; 
Salvation's  news  it  spreads  afar, 
And  vengeance  is  no  more. 

3  Forgiveness,  love,  and  peace, 

Glad  heaven  aloud  proclaims  ; 
And  earth  the  Jubilee's  release, 
With  eager  rapture,  claims. 

Far,  far  to  distant  lands 
The  saving  news  shall  spread ; 

And  Jesus,all  his  willing  bands, 
In  glorious  triumph  lead. 


INVITATIONS  OF  THE  GOSPEL.     257 

20o.        8s&4s.    Reed's  Coll. 

1  HARK,  hark !  the  gospel  trumpet  sounds, 
Through  earth  and  heaven  the  echo  bounds ; 
Pardon  and  peace  by  Jesus'  blood ! 
Sinners  are  reconciled  to  God, 

By  grace  divine ! 

2  Come,  sinners,  hear  the  joyful  news, 
Nor  longer  dare  the  grace  refuse  ; 
Mercy  and  justice  here  combine, 
Goodness  and  truth  harmonious  join, 

T'  invite  you  near. 

3  Ye  saints  in  glory,  strike  the  lyre  ; 
Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sacred  fire  ; 

Let  both  the  Saviour's  love  proclaim — 
For  ever  worthy  is  the  Lamb 
Of  endless  praise. 

206.  6s  &  8s.    Watts. 

1  BLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow, 

The  gladly  solemn  sound ; 
Let  all  the  nations  know 

To  earth's  remotest  bound ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return  ye  ransom'd  sinners  home! 

2  The  gospel  trumpet  hear, 

The  news  of  heavenly  grace  : 
Ye  happy  souls  draw  near, 

Behold  your  Saviour's  face  : 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come, 
Return  to  your  eternal  home ! 

3  Extol  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning  Lamb ; 
Redemption  in  his  blood, 

Throughout  the  world  proclaim ; 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come ; 
Return  ye  ransom'd  sinners  home. 

207.  8s  8s  &  6s.    Rippon's  Coll. 
1  YE  scarlet-colour'd  sinners,  come ; 

Jesus,  the  Lord,  invites  you  home ; 

O  whither  can  you  go  ! 
What !  are  your  crimes  of  crimson  hue? 
His  promise  is  for  ever  true  ; 

He'll  wash  you  white  as  snow. 
4 


258  WARNINGS   AND 

2  Backsliders  !  filled  with  your  own  ways, 
Whose  weeping  nights  and  wretched  days 

In  bitterness  are  spent, 
Return  to  Jesus — he'll  reveal 
His  lovely  face,  and  sweetly  heal 

What  you  so  much  lament. 

3  Tried  souls  !  look  up— he  says,  'tis  I— 
He  loves  you  still,  but  means  to  try 

If  faith'will  bear  the  test : 
The  Lord  has  giv'n  the  chiefest  good, 
He  shed  for  you  his  precious  blood ; 

O  trust  him  for  the  rest !  . 

4  Ye  tender  souls !  draw  hither  too, 
Ye  grateful,  highly-favour'd  few, 

Who  feel  the  debt  you  owe ; 
Press  on,  the  Lord  hath  more  to  give ; 
By  faith  upon  him  daily  live, 

And  you  shall  find  it  so. 

208.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Christ's  Invitation  to  Sinners. 

1  "  COME  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls, 

Ye  heavy-laden  sinners,  come  ; 
I'll  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
And  raise  you  to  my  heavenly  home. 

2  "They  shall  find  rest,  who  learn  of  me : 

I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind ; 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3  "  Blest  is  the  man,  whose  shoulders  take 

My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight; 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  the  neck, 
My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light." 

4  Jesus,  we  come  at  thy  command ; 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal, 
Resign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 
To  mould  and  guide  us  at  thy  will. 

209.  CM.    Steele. 

1  THE  Saviour  calls— let  every  ear 
Attend  the  heavenly  sound  ; 
Ye  doubting  souls,  dismiss  your  fear  ; 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 


INVITATIONS   OF   THE    GOSPEL.    259 

2  For  every  thirsty,  longing  heart, 

Here,  streams  of  bounty  flow ;  ■ 
And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss  impart, 
To  banish  mortal  wo. 

3  Ye  sinners,  come — 'tis  mercy's  voice ; 

That  gracious  voice  obey ; 
'Tis  Jesus  calls  to  heavenly  joys — 
And  can  you  yet  delay  1 

4  Dear  Saviour !  draw  reluctant  hearts  ; 

To  thee  let  sinners  fly, 
And  take  the  bliss  thy  love  imparts, 
And  drink— and  never  die. 

210.  L.  M.     Steele.  , 
Invitation  to  the  Heavy-laden. 

1  COME,  weary  souls,  with  sin  oppressed, 
Oh  come !  accept  the  promised  rest : 
The  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey, 

And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 

2  Oppressed  with  guilt,  a  painful  load, 
Oh  come,  and  bow  before  your  God  ! 
Divine  compassion,  mighty  love, 
Will  all  the  painful  load  remove. 

3  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 

To  cleanse'your  guilt — and  heal  your  woes : 
Here's-  pardon,  life,  and  endless  peace — 
How  rich  the  gift ! — how  free  the  grace ! 

211.  C.  M.    Fawcett. 

1  SINNERS,  the  voice  of  God  regard ; 

His  mercy  speaks  to-day ; 
He  calls  you  by  his  sovereign  word, 
From  sin's  destructive  way. 

2  Like  the  rough  sea,  that  cannot  rest, 

You  live  devoid  of  peace  ; 
A  thousand  stings  within  your  breast, 
Deprive  your  souls  of  ease. 

3  But  he,  who  turns  to  God,  shall  live, 

Through  his  abounding  grace : 
His  mercy  will  the  guilt  forgive, 
Of  those  who  seek  his  face. 

4  Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  word, 

Renouncing  every  sin ; 


260  WARNINGS    AND 

Submit  to  him,  your  sovereign  Lord, 
And  learn  his  will  divine. 
5  His  love  exceeds  your  highest  thoughts  ! 
He  pardons  like  a  God  ! 
He  will  forgive  your  numerous  faults 
Through  our  Redeemer's  blood. 

212.  H.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  YE  dying  sons  of  men, 

Immerged  in  sin  and  wo ! 
Now  mercy  calls  again, 

Its  message  is  to  you  ! 
Ye  perishing  and  guilty,  come  ! 
In. mercy's  arms  there  yet  is  room. 

2  No  longer  now  delay, 

Nor  vain  excuses  frame ; 
Christ  bids  you  come  to-day, 

Though  poor,  and  blind,  and  lame: 
All  things  are  ready — sinners  come! 
For  every  trembling  soul  there's  room. 

3  Drawn  by  his  dying  love, 

Ye  wandering  sheep,  draw  near  ! 
He  calls  you  from  above, 

The  Shepherd's  voice  now  hear : 
To  him  who  ever  will  may  come, 
In  Jesus'  arms  there  still  is  room. 

213.  12s.     Thornby. 

Free  Grace. 

1  THE  voice  of  free  grace  cries,  "Escape  to 

the  mountain :" 

For  Adam's  lost  race  God  has  opened  a  fountain; 

For  sin  and  uncleanness,  and  every  trans- 
gression, 

Christ's  blood  flows  so  freely  in  streams  of 
salvation. 

Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  toho  has  brought  us 
a  pardon, 

We'll  praue  him  again,  when  we  pass  over 
Jordan. 

2  Ye  souls  that  are  wounded,  to  the  Saviour 

repair, 
Now  he  calls  you  in  mercy— and  can  you  for- 
bear? 


INVITATIONS  OF  THE  GOSPEL.    261 

Though  your  sins  are  increased  as  high  as  a 

mountain, 
His  blood  can  remove  them — it  flows  from  the 

fountain. 

3  Now  Jesus,  our  King,  reigns  triumphantly 

glorious ; 

O'er  sin,  death,  and  hell,  he  is  more  than  vic- 
torious ; 

With  shouting  proclaim  it— oh  trust  in  his 
passion, 

He  saves  us  most  freely--oh  precious  salvation ! 

4  Our  Jesus  his  name  now  proclaims  all  vic- 

torious, 
He  reigns  over  all,  and  his  kingdom  is  glorious: 
To  Jesus  we'll  join  with  the  great  congregation, 
And  triumph,  ascribing  to  him  our  salvation. 

5  With  joy  shall  we  stand,  when  escaped  to 

the  shore; 
With  harps  in  our  hands,  we'll  praise  him  the 

more ; 
We'll  range  the  sweet  plains  on  the  bank  of 

the  river, 
And  sing  of  salvation  for  ever  and  ever ! 

214.         C.  M.    Lutheran  Coll. 

1  OH  what  amazing  words  of  grace 

Are  in  the  gospel  found ! 
Suited  to  every  sinner's  case, 
Who  knows  the  joyful  sound. 

2  Poor,  sinful,  thirsty,  fainting  souls, 

Are  freely  welcome  here ; 

Salvation,  like  a  river,  rolls, 

Abundant,  free,  and  clear. 

3  Come  then,  with  all  your  wants  and  wounds, 

Your  every  burden  bring! 
Here  love — unchanging  love  abounds, 
A  deep,  celestial  spring ! 

4  Whoever  will — oh  gracious  word ! — 

Shall  of  this  stream  partake  ; 
Come,  thirsty  souls — and  bless  the  Lord, 
And  drink"  for  Jesus'  sake  J 

5  Millions  of  sinners,  vile  as  you, 

Have  here  found  life  and  peace  ; 


<40Z  WARNINGS    AND 

Come,  then,  and  prove  its  virtues  too, 
And  drink,  adore,  and  bless. 

215.  CM.     Steele. 
The  Gospel  Feast. 

1  YE  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 

Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store 
For  every  humble  guest 

2  There  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms  ; 

He  calls — he  bids  you  come ; 
Though  guilt  restrains — and  fear  alarms, 
Behold,  there  yet  is  room. 

3  Oh  !  come,  and  with  his  children  taste 

The  blessings  of  his  love  ; 
While  hope  expects  the  sweet  repast 
Of  nobler  joys  above. 

4  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice, 

Before  th'  eternal  throne, 
Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice, 
In  songs  on  earth  unknown. 

5  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 

Are  welcome  still  to  come  : 
Ye  longing  souls,  the  grace  adore, 
And  enter  while  there's  room. 

216.  L.  Bt    Doddridge. 
The  River  of  Life. 

1  GREAT  source  of  being  and  of  love ! 
Thou  waterest  all  the  worlds  above ; 
And  all  the  joys  which  mortals  know, 
From  thine  exhaustless  fountain  flow. 

2  A  sacred  spring,  at  thy  command, 
From  Sion's  mount,  in  Canaan's  land, 
Beside  thy  temple  cleaves  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  limpid  stream  around. 

3  This  gentle  stream,  with  sudden  force, 
Swells  to  a  river  in  its  course  ; 
Through  desert  i-ealms  its  windings  play 
And  scatter  blessings  all  the  way. 

4  Close  by  its  banks,  in  order  fair, 
The  blooming  trees  of  life  appear  ■ 


INVITATIONS  OF  THE  GOSPEL.    263 

Their  blossoms  fragrant  odours  give, 
And  on  their  fruit  the  nations  live. 
5  Flow,  wondrous  stream !  with  glory  crowned, 
Flow  on  to  earth's  remotest  bound ; 
And  bear  us,  on  thy  gentle  wave — 
To  him  who  all  thy  virtues  gave. 

217.  S.  M.    Daball. 
Now  the  accepted  Time. 

1  NOW  Ts  th'  accepted  time, 

Now  is  the  day  of  grace ; 
Now,  sinners,  come,  without  delay, 
And  seek  the  Saviour's  face. 

2  Now  is  th'  accepted  time, 

The  Saviour  calls  to-day  ; 
To-morrow  it  may  be  too  late, 
Then  why  should  you  delay? 

3  Now  is  th'  accepted  time, 

The  gospel  bids  you  come ; 

And  every  promise  in  his  word 

Declares  there  yet  is  room. 

218.  ELM,    Pkatt'sColl. 

1  ALL  yesterday  is  gone ! 

To-morrow  's  not  our  own  ; 

O  sinner,  come,  without  delay, 

To  bow  before  the  throne  1 

2  Oh  hear  his  voice  to-day, 

And  harden  not  your  heart : 

To-morrow,  with  a  frown,  he  may 

Pronounce  the  word — depart. 

219.  CM.    Watts. 
Pardon  and  Sanctification. 

1  IN  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives 

To  gather  empty  wind ; 
The  choicest  blessings  earth  can  yield 
Will  starve  a  hungry  mind. 

2  But  God  can  every  want  supply, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  peace : 
He  gives  by  covenant,  and  by  oath, 
The  riches  of  his  grace. 


2b4  WARNINGS   AND 

3  Come— and  he'll  cleanse  our  spotted  souls, 

And  wash  away  Gar  stains 
In  that  dear  fountain  which  his  Son 
Poured  from  his  dying  veins. 

4  There  shall  his  sacred  Spirit  dwell, 

And  deep  engrave  his  law ; 

And  every  motion  of  our  souls 

To  swift  obedience  draw. 

Thus  will  he  pour  salvation  down, 

And  we  shall  render  praise ; 
We,  the  dear  people  of  his  love, 

And  he,  our  God  of  grace. 

220.  C  M.     Coixyer. 
God's  gracious  Call  to  Sinners. 

1  RETURN,  O  wanderer — now  return ! 

And  seek  thy  Father's  face  ! 
Those  new  desires,  which  in  thee  burn, 
Were  kindled  by  his  grace. 

2  Return,  O  wanderer— now  return  ! 

He  hears  thy  humble  sigh : 
He  sees  thy  softened  spirit  mourn, 
When  no  one  else  is  nigh. 

3  Return,  O  wanderer — now  return ! 

Thy  Saviour  bids  thee  live : 
Come  to  his  feet — and  grateful  learn, 
How  freely  he'll  forgive. 

4  Return,  O  wanderer — now  return  ! 

And  wipe  the  falling  tear : 
Thy  Father  calls — no  longer  mourn ! 
>Tis  love  invites  thee  near. 

221.  7s.    Episcopal  Coll. 
Sinners  urged  to  accept  the  Invitation. 

1  SINNERS,  turn— why  will  you  die  1 
God,  your  Maker,  asks  you  why : 
God,  who  did  your  being  give, 
Made  you  with  himself  to  live. 

2  Sinners,  turn— why  will  you  die? 
Christ,  your  Saviour,  asks  you  why  : 
He,  who  did  your  souls  retrieve, 

He  who  died,  that  ye  might  live. 


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3  Will  you  let  him  die  in  vain? 
Crucify  your  Lord  again? 

Why — ye  ransomed  sinners — why 
Will  ye  slight  his  grace,  and  die  1 

4  Will  ye  not  his  grace  receive  1 
Will  ye  still  refuse  to  live  1 
Oh  i  ye  dying  sinners,  why — 
Why  will  ye  for  ever  die  1 


DIVINE   INFLUENCE. 

222.  L.  M.    Watts. 

The  Spirit  enlightening  and  reneioing. 

1  ETERNAL  Spirit!  Ave  confess 
And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace ; 
Thy  power  conveys  the  blessings  down, 
To  Jew  and  Gentile,  through  the  Son. 

2  Enlightened  by  thy  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day , 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  power  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin ; 
Our  wild,  imperious  lusts  subdue, 
And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice ; 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind — 

And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 

223.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Descent  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

1  BLEST  day  !  when  our  ascended  Lord 
Fulfilled  his  own  prophetic  word ; 
Sent  down  his  Spirit,  to  inspire 

•His  saints,  baptized  with  holy  fire. 

2  While  by  his  power  these  signs  were  wrought 

While  divers  tongues  his  wisdom  taught, 
His  love  one  only  subject  gave — 
That  Jesus  died  the  world  to  save  ! 

3  Sure  peace  with  God  !— the  joyful  sound 
Pours  wide  its  sacred  influence  round  ;  ' 


266  DIYINE    INFLUENCE. 

Relenting  foes  his  grace  receive, 
And  humble  myriads  hear  and  live  ! 

224.  P.  M.    Spirit  of  the  Psalms. 
The  Holy  Spirit  the  Comforter. 

1  OUR,  blest  Redeemer,  ere  he  breathed 
His  tender,  last  farewell, 

A  Guide,  a  Comforter,  bequeathed 
With  us  to  dwell. 

2  He  came  in  tongues  of  living  flame, 
To  teach,  convince,  subdue ; 

All  powerful  as  the  wind  he  came, 
As  viewless  too. 

3  He  came  sweet  influence  to  impart, 
A  gracious  humble  guest, 

While  he  can  find  one  humble  heart, 
Wherein  to  rest. 

4  And  his  that  gentle  voice  we  hear, 
Soft  as  the  breath  of  even, 

That  checks  each  fault,  that  calms  each  fear, 
And  speaks  of  heaven.' 

5  And  every  virtue  we  possess, 
And  every  victory  won, 

And  every  thought  of  holiness, 
Are  his  alone. 

6  Spirit  of  purity  and  grace, 
Our  weakness  pitying  see  ; 

O  make  our  hearts  thy  dwelling  place, 
And  worthier  thee. 

225.  L.  M.    Watts. 

The  effusion  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

1  GREAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
When  the  divine  disciples  met; 
Whilst  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

2  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave ! 
And  pow'r  to  heal,  and  pow'r  to  save  ! 
Furnished   their   tongues   with    wondrous 

words, 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Thus  arm'd,  he  sent  the  champions  forth. 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north  : 


DIVINE   INFLUENCE.  267 

"'  Go,  and  assert  your  Saviour's  cause ; 
"Go,  spread  the  myst'ry  of  his  cross." 

4  These  weapons  of  the  holy  war, 
Of  what  almighty  force  they  are, 

To  make  our  stubborn  passions  bow, 
And  lay  the  proudest  rebel  low ! 

5  Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude, 
Are  by  these  heav'nly  arms  subdued  ; 
While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss, 

And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 

226.  CM.    Watts. 
Regeneration  by  the  Holy  Spirit. 

1  NOT  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth, 

Nor  rites  that  God  has  given, 
Nor  will  of  man,  nor  blood,  nor  birth 

Can  raise  a  soul  to  heaven. 
The  sovereign  will  of  God  alone 

Creates  us  heirs  of  grace ; 
Born  in  the  image  of  his  Son, 

A  new,  peculiar  race. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  some  heavenly  wind, 

Blows  on  the  sons  of  flesh, 

New-models  all  the  carnal  mind, 

And  forms  the  man  afresh. 

4  Our  quickened  souls  awake  and  rise 

From  their  long  sleep  of  death ; 

On  heavenly  things  we  fix  our  eyes, 

And  praise  employs  our  breath. 

227.  C.  M.    Cotterux. 

1  LET  songs  of  praises  fill  the  sky  ! 

Behold  th'  ascended  Lord 
Sends  down  his  Spirit  from  on  high, 
And  thus  fulfils  his  word. 

2  The  Spirit,  by  his  heavenly  breath, 

New  life  creates  within : 
He  raises  sinners  from  the  death 
Of  trespasses  and  sin. 

3  The  things  of  Christ  the  Spirit  takes, 

And  shows  them  unto  men ; 
The  humble  soul  his  temple  makes, 
God's  image  stamps  again. 


268  DIVINE    INFLUENCE. 

4  Come,  Holy  Spirit!  from  above, 
With  thy  celestial  fire  ; 
Oh  come  I  with  holy  zeal  and  love 
Each  heart  and  tongue  inspire ! 

228.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  Spirit's  Influence  compared  to  Water. 

1  BLESS'D  Jesus,  source  of  grace  divine, 
What  soul-refreshing  streams  are  thine ! 
Oh,  bring  these  healing  waters  nigh, 

Or  we  must  droop,  and  fall  and  die. 

2  No  traveller  through  desert  lands, 
'Midst  scorching  suns,  and  burning  sands, 
More  needs  the  current  to  obtain, 

Or  to  enjoy  refreshing  rain. 

3  Our  longing  souls  aloud  would  sing, 
Spring  up,  celestial  Fountain,  spring ; 
To  a  redundant  river  flow, 

And  cheer  this  thirsty  land  below. 

4  May  this  blest  torrent  near  our  side, 
Through  all  the  desert  gently  glide ; 
Then,  in  Immanuel's  land  above, 
Spread  to  a  sea  of  joy  and  love  ! 

229.  L.  M.     61.      C.  Weslef. 
Influences  of  the  Spirit  implored. 

1  WE  want  the  spirit  of  power  within, 

Of  love,  and  of  a  healthful  mind ; 
Of  power  to  conquer  every  sin, 

Of  love  to  God  and  all  mankind  ; 
Of  health  that  pain  and  death  defies, 
Most  vigorous  when  the  body  dies. 

2  O  that  the  Comforter  would  come, 

Nor  visit  as  a  transient  guest, 
But  fix  in  us  its  constant  home, 

And  keep  possession  of  each  breast ; 
And  make  our  souls  its  blest  abode, 
The  temple  of  the  living  God  ! 

230.  C  M.    Watts. 

To  quicken. 
1  COME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quickening  powers,  , 


DIYINE   INFLUENCE.  269 

Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look !  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys ! 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord  !  and  shall  we  ever  lie 

In  this  poor  dying  state, 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great ! 

5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers ; 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

231.  L.  M.    Browne. 

To  guide. 

1  COME,  gracious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  light  and  comfort  from  above  ; 
Be  thou  our  guardian — thou  our  guide ! 
O'er  every  thoug  ht  and  step  preside. 

2  To  us  the  light  of  truth  display, 

And  make  us  know, and  choose  thy  way: 
Plant  holy  fear  in  every  heart, 
That  we  from  God  may  ne'er  depart. 

3  Lead  us  to  holiness — the  road 

Which  we  must  take  to  dwell  with  God : 
Lead  us  to  Christ — the  living  way ; 
Nor  let  us  from  his  pastures  stray. 

4  Lead  us  to  God — our  final  rest, 
To  be  with  him  for  ever  blest : 

Lead  us  to  heaven,  its  bliss  to  share — 
Fulness  of  joy  for  ever  there  ! 

232.  C.  M.    Ei  iscopal  Coll. 

1  FATHER,  to  thee  our  souls  we  lift, 
On  thee  our  hope  depends, 
Convinced  that  every  perfect  gift 
From  thee  alone  descends. 


270  DIVINE   INFLUENCE. 

2  Mercy  and  grace  are  thine  alone, 

And  power  and  wisdom  too ; 
Without  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son 
We  nothing  good  can  do. 

3  Thou  all  our  works  in  us  hast  wrought, 

Our  good  is  all  divine  ; 
The  praise  of  every  holy  thought, 
And  righteous  word,  is  thine. 

4  From  thee — through  Jesus — we  receive 

The  power  on  thee  to  call ; 
In  thee,  O  Lord,  we  move,  and  live— 
Our  God  is  all  in  all. 

233.  L.  M.    F.  H.  Burder's  Coll. 

To  prepare  for  Worship. 

1  COME,  Holy  Spirit,  calm  each  mind, 

And  fit  us  to  approach  our  God ; 
Remove  each  vain,  each  worldly  thought, 
And  lead  us  to  thv  blest  abode. 

2  Hast  thou  imparted  to  our  souls 

A  livins  spark  of  holy  fire  1 
Oh !  kindle  now  the  sacred  flame ; 
Make  us  to  burn  with  pure  desire. 

3  Still  brighter  faith  and  hope  impart, 

And  let  us  now  our  Saviour  see : 
Oh !  sooth    and  cheer  each  burdened  heart 
And  bid  our  spirits  rest  in  thee. 

234.  C.  M.     Doddridge. 

1  GREAT  Father  of  each  perfect  gift, 

Behold  thy  servants  wait ; 
With  longing  eyes — and  lifted  hands, 
We  flock  around  thy  gate. 

2  Oh  shed  abroad  that  royal  gift, 

Thy  Spirit  from  above, 
To  bless  our  eyes  with  sacred  light, 
And  fire  our  hearts  with  love. 

3  Blest  earnest  of  eternal  joy, 

Declare  our  sins  forgiven ; 
And  bear,  with  energy  divine, 
Our  raptured  thoughts  to  heaven. 


DIVINE   INFLUENCE.  £71 

235.         C.  M.    Wesley's  Coll. 

1  FATHER  of  all— in  whom  alone 

We  live,  and  move,  and  breathe . 
One  bright  celestial  ray  send  down 
And  cheer  thy  sons  beneath. 

2  While  in  thy  word  we  search  for  thee, 

Oh  fill  our  souls  with  awe  ; 
Thy  light  impart,  that  we  may  see 
The  wonders  of  thy  law. . 

3  Now  let  our  darkness  comprehend 

The  light  that  shines  so  clear ; 
Now  thy  revealing  Spirit  send, 
And  give  us  ears  to  hear. 

4  Before  us  make  thy  goodness  pass, 

Which  here  by  faith  we  know; 
Let  us  in  Jesus  see  thy  face, 
And  die  to  all  below. 

2/db.  7s.    Stocker. 

To  comfort. 

1  GRACIOUS  Spirit— Love  divine ! 
Let  thy  light  within  us  shine ; 
All  our  guilty  fears  remove, 

Fill  us  with  thy  heavenly  love. 

2  Speak  thy  pardoning  grace  to  me, 
Set  the  burdened  sinner  free ; 
Lead  us  to  the  Lamb  of  God, 
Wash  us  in  his  precious  blood. 

3  Life  and  peace  to  us  impart ; 
Seal  salvation  on  each  heart : 
Breathe  thyself  into  each  breast, 
Earnest  of  immortal  rest 

4  Let  us  never  from  thee  stray, 
Keep  us  in  the  narrow  way ; 
Fill  o--ir  souls  with  joy  divine  ; 
Keep  us,  Lord,  for  ever  thine. 

237.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  BREATHE,  Holy  Spirit,  from  above, 

Until  our  hearts  with  fervour  glow: 
Oh,  kindle  there  a  Saviour's  love, 

True  sympathy  with  human  wo. 


272  DIVINE    INFLUENCE. 

2  Bid  our  conflicting  passions  cease, 

And  terror  from  each  conscience  flee ; 
Oh,  speak  to  every  bosom  peace, 
Unknown  to  all  who  know  not  thee. 

3  Give  us  to  taste  thy  heavenly  joy, 

Our  hopes  to  brightest  glory  raise ; 
Guide  us  to  bliss  without  alloy, 
And  tune  our  hearts  to  endless  praise. 

238.  C.  BE     Watts. 

1  WHY  should  the  children  of  a  King 

Go  mourning  all  their  days  ?— 
Great  Comforter  !  descend,  and  bring 
Some  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

2  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  thy  saints, 

And  seal  them  heirs  of  heaven  ? 
When  wilt  thou  banish  our  complaints, 
And  show  our  sins  forgiven  1 

3  Assure  each  conscience  of  its  part 

In  our  Redeemer's  blood ; 
And  bear  thy  witness  with  each  heart, 
That  we  are  born  of  God. 

4  Thou  art  the  earnest  of  his  love, 

The  pledge  of  joys  to  come  ; 
And  thy  soft  wings,  celestial  Dove, 
Will  safe  convey  us  home. 

239.  L.M.     Steele. 

Prayer  J 'or  the  return  of  the  Spirit 

1  LORD,  in  the  temples  of  thy  grace, 
Thy  saints  behold  thy  smiling  face ; 
Here  have  we  seen  thy  glory  shine 
With  power  and  majesty  divine. 

2  Return,  O  Lord — our  spirits  cry — 
Our  graces  droop — our  comforts  die. 
Return,  and  let  thy  glories  rise 
Again  to  our  admiring  eyes ; 

3  Till,  filled  with  light,  and  joy,  and  love, 
Thy  courts  below,  like  those  above, 
Triumphant  hallelujahs  raise, 

Till  heaven  and  earth  resound  thy  praise. 


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240.  L.  M.     Rippon's  Coll. 
Divine  Influence  compared  to  Rain. 

1  THE  dews  and  rains,  in  all  their  store, 
Watering  the  pastures  o'er  and  o'er, 
Are  not  so  copious  as  that  grace 
Which  sanctifies  and  saves  our  race. 

2  As  in  soft  silence,  vernal  showers 
Descend  and  cheer  the  fainting  flowers ; 
So  in  the  secrecy  of  love 

Falls  the  sweet  influence  from  above. 

3  That  heavenly  influence  let  us  find 
In  holy  silence  of  the  mind, 

While  every  grace  maintains  its  bloom, 
Diffusing  wide  its  rich  perfume. 

4  Nor  let  these  blessings  be  confined 
To  us,  but  poured  on  all  mankind ; 
Till  earth's  wild  wastes  in  verdure  rise, 
And  a  new  Eden  bless  our  eyes. 

241.  L.  M.    Steele. 
Divine  Influence. 

1  GREAT  God,  and  shall  thy  Spirit  rest 

In  such  a  wretched  heart  as  mine  1 

Unworthy  dwelling ! — glorious  Guest ! — 

How  great  the  favour ! — how  divine ! 

2  When  sin  prevails— and  gloomy  fear, 

And  hope  almost  expires  in  night, 
Lord,  can  thy  Spirit  then  be  here — 
Great  spring  of  comfort,  life,  and  light  1 

3  Sure  the  blest  comforter  is  nigh ! 

'Tis  he  sustains  my  fainting  heart! 
Else  would  my  hope  for  ever  die, 
And  evei-y  cheering  ray  depart. 

4  And,  when  my  cheerful  hope  can  say, 

"  I  love  my  God,  and  taste  his  grace," 
Loi-d,  is  it  not  thy  blissful  ray 
Which  brings  this  dawn  of  sacred  peace  1 

5  Let  thy  good  Spirit  in  my  heart 

For  ever  dwell— O  God  of  love ! 
And  light  and  heavenly  peace  impart — 
Sweet  earnest  of  the  joys  above. 
R 


274  PENITENTIAL   HYMNS. 

242.  L.  BE.    Rippon's  Coll. 

Prayer  for  all  the  saving  influences  of  Grace. 

1  WE  'RE  in  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears, 
A  wilderness  of  toils  and  tears, 
Where  foes  alarm,  and  dangers  threat, 
And  pleasures  kill,  and  glories  cheat. 

2  Shed  down,  O  Lord  !  a  heav'nly  ray, 
To  guide  us  in  the  doubtful  way ; 
And  o'er  us  hold  thy  shield  of  pow'r, 
To  guard  us  in  the  dang'rous  hour. 

3  Teach  us  the  flatt'ring  path  to  shun, 
In  which  the  thoughtless  many  run ; 
Who  for  a  shade  the  substance  miss, 
And  grasp  their  ruin  in  their  bliss. 

4  Each  sacred  principle  impart ; 
The  faith,  that  sanctifies  the  heart ; 
Hope,  that  to  heaven's  high  vault  aspires; 
And  love,  that  warms  with  holy  fires. 

5  Whate'er  is  noble,  pure,  refin'd, 
Just,  gen'rous,  amiable,  and  kind, 

That  may  our  constant  thoughts  pursue — 
That  may  we  love  and  practise  too. 

6  Let  neither  pleasure,  wealth,  nor  pride, 
Allure  our  wand'ring  souls  aside ; 
But,  through  this  maze  of  mortal  ill, 
Safe  lead  us  to  thy  heav'nly  hill. 


PENITENTIAL  HYMNS. 

243.  7s.    Lutheran  Col. 

Sins  Confessed  and  Mourned. 

1  GOD  of  mercy,  God  of  love, 
Hear  our  sad  repentant  song ; 
Sorrow  dwells  on  every  face, 
Penitence  on  every  tongue. 

2  Deep  regret  for  follies  past, 
Talents  wasted,  time  mispent; 
Hearts  debased  by  worldly  cares, 
Thankless  for  the  blessings  lent : 

3  Foolish  fears,  and  fond  desires, 
Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain ; 


PENITENTIAL   HYMNS.  275 

Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain  : 

4  These,  and  every  secret  fault, 
Filled  with  grief  and  shame  we  own  ; 
Humbled  at  thy  feet  we  lie, 
Seeking  pardon  from  thy  throne. 

5  God  of  mercy,  God  of  grace, 
Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs; 
O  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 
Thou  to  whom  all  praise  belongs. 

'244.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

Inconstancy  Lamented. 

1  THE  wandering  starand  fleeting  wind 
Are  emblems  of  the  fickle  mind  ; 
The  morning  cloud  and  early  dew 
Bring  our  inconstancy  to  view. 

2  But  cloud  and  wind,  and  dew  and  star, 
Only  a  faint  resemblance  bear; 

Nor  can  there  ought  in  nature  be 
So  changeable  and  frail  as  we. 

3  Our  outward  walk  and  inward  frame, 
Are  scarcely  through  an  hour  the  same ; 
We  vow,  and  straight  our  vows  forget, 
And  then  those  very  vows  repeat. 

4  With  contrite  hearts,  Lord,  we  confess 
Our  folly  and  unsteadfastness ; 

When  shall  these  hearts  more  stable  be, 
Fixed  by  thy  grace  alone  on  thee  ! 

245.         C.  M.    Heber's  Coll. 

Prayer  for  Divine  Help. 

1  OH  help  us,  Lord  !  each  hour  of  need 

Thy  heavenly  succour  give  ; 
Help  us  in  thought,  and  word,  and  deed, 
Each  hour  on  earth  we  live. 

2  Oh  help  us,  when  our  spirits  bleed, 

With  contrite  anguish  sore, 
And  when  our  hearts  are  cold  and  dead, 
Oh  help  us,  Lord,  the  more. 

3  Oh  help  us,  through  the  prayer  of  faith 

More  firmly  to  believe  ; 


276  PENITENTIAL    HYMNS. 

For  still  the  more  the  servant  hath, 
The  more  shall  he  receive. 

4  Oh  help  us,  Father !  from  on  high ; 
We  know  no  help  but  thee ; 
Oh !  help  us  so  to  live  and  die, 
As  thine  in  heaven  to  be. 

246.  S.  M.    Beddome. 
Hope  Reviving. 

1  AND  shall  we  sit  alone, 
Oppressed  with  grief  and  fear  ; 

To  God  our  Father  make  our  moan, 
And  he  refuse  to  hear? 

2  If  he  our  Father  be, 
His  pity  he  will  show; 

From  cruel  bondage  set  us  free, 
And  inward  peace  bestow. 

3  If  still  he  silence  keep, 
'Tis  but  our  faith  to  try ; 

He  knows  and  feels  whene'er  we  weep, 
And  softens  every  sigh. 

4  Then  will  we  humbly  wait, 
Nor  once  indulge  despair  ; 

Our  sins  are  great,  but  not  so  great 
As  his  compassions  are. 

247.  S.M.     Steele. 
Absence  from  God. 

1  O  THOU,  whose  mercy  hears 
Contrition's  humble  sigh ; 

Whose  hand  indulgent,  wipes  the  tear 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye  ! 

2  See  low  before  thy  throne 

We  wretched  wanderers  mourn  ; 
Hast  thou  not  bid  us  seek  thy  face  1 
Hast  thou  not  said, — Return  ? 

3  Absent  from  thee,  our  light, 
Without  one  cheering  ray, 

Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 
How  desolate  our  way ! 

4  On  this  benighted  heart 
With  beams  of  mercy  shine ; 


PENITENTIAL   HYMNS.  277 

And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

5      Thy  presence  can  bestow 
Delights  which  never  cloy : 
Be  this  our  solace  here  below, 
And  our  eternal  joy  ! 

248.  S.  M.    Jarvis. 

Peace  to  the  returning  Penitent. 

1  FATHER !— how  sweet  thy  voice, 
That  speaks  of  life  and  peace ; 

That  bids  the  penitent  revive, 
And  all  his  anguish  cease. 

2  No  balm  on  earth  beside 
Can  cheer  the  contrite  heart ; 

No  flattering  dreams  of  earthly  bliss. 
Such  pure  delight  impart. 

3  Still  merciful  and  kind, 
That  mercy,  Lord  !  reveal : 

The  broken  heart  'tis  thou  canst  bind, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  Thy  presence  can  restore 
Peace  to  the  anxious  breast : 

And  aid  us  in  the  path  that  leads 
To  everlasting  rest. 

249.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 
Preparation  of  the  Heart. 

1  LORD,  teach  us  how  to  pray  aright, 

With  reverence  and  with  fear  : 

Though  dust  and  ashes  in  thy  sight, 

We  may,  we  must  draw  near. 

2  Burdened  with  guilt,  convinced  of  sin, 

In  weakness,  want,  and  wo, 
Fightings  without,  and  fears  within, 
Lord,~whither  shall  we  go  1 

3  God  of  all  grace,  we  come  to  thee, 

With  broken  contrite  hearts  ; 
Give  what  thine  eye  delights  to  seer 
— Truth  in  the  inward  parts  : — 

4  Give  deep  humility ;— the  sense 

Of  godly  sorrow  give ; 


278  PENITENTIAL   HYMNS. 

— A  strong  desiring  confidence, 
To  hear  thy  voice  and  live  : 

5  Patience,  to  watch,  and  wait,  and  weep, 

Though  mercy  long  delay ; 
Courage,  our  fainting  souls  to  keep, 
And  trust  thee,  though  thou  slay. 

6  Give  these,— and  then  thy  will  be  done  , 

Thus  strengthened  with  all  might, 
We,  by  thy  spirit  and  thy  Son, 
Shall  pray,  and  pray  aright. 

250.  CM.    Doddridge. 

Salvation  only  in  God. 

1  HOW  long  shall  dreams  of  creature-bliss 

Our  flattering  hopes  employ? 
And  mock  our  fond,  deluded  eyes 
With  visionary  joy? 

2  Why,  from  the  mountains  and  the  hills 

(s  our  salvation  sought? 
While  our  eternal  Rock  's  forsook, 
And  Israel's  God  forgot. 

3  The  living  spring  neglected  flows 

Full  in  our  daily  view, 
Yet  we,  with  anxious,  fruitless  toil, 
Our  broken  cisterns  hew. 

4  These  fatal  errors,  gracious  God, 

With  gentle  pity  see  ; 
To  thee  our  roving  eyes  direct, 
And  fix  our  hearts  en  thee. 

251.  CM.    Mrs.  Carter. 

Mercy  of  God  to  the  Penitent. 

1  O  THOU,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat, 

Who  dost  our  cares  control, 
And  with  the  cheerful  smile  of  peace 
Revive  the  fainting  soul ! 

2  Did  ever  thy  propitious  ear 

The  humble  plea  disdain? 
Or  when  did  plaintive  misery  sigh, 
Or  supplicate  in  vain  ? 

3  Oppressed  with  grief  and  shame,  dissolved 

In  penitential  tears, 


PENITENTIAL    HYMNS.  < 

Thy  goodness  calms  our  anxious  doubts, 

And  dissipates  our  fears. 
From  that  blest  source,  propitious  hope 


Appears  serenely  bright, 
nds" 


And  sheds  her  soft  and  cheering  beam 
O'er  sorrow's  dismal  night. 
5  Our  hearts  adore  thy  mercy,  Lord, 
And  bless  the  friendly  ray. 
Which  ushers  in  the  smiling  morn 
Of  everlasting  day. 

252.  C  M.    Watts. 
Coldness  and  Inconstancy  Lamented. 

1  LONG  have  we  heard  the  joyful  sound 

Of  thy  salvation,  Lord  ! 
Yet  still  how  weak  our  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word  ! 

2  How  cold  and  feeble  is  our  love ! 

How  negligent  our  fear  ! 
How  low  our  hope  of  joys  above  ! 
How  few  affections  there ! 

3  Great  God  !  thy  sovereign  power  impart, 

To  give  thy  word  success ! 
Write  thy  salvation  in  each  heart, 
And  make  us  learn  thy  grace. 

4  Show  our  forgetful  feet  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 
Where  knowledge  grows  without  decay, 
And  love  shall  never  die. 

253.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  PERPETUAL  Source  of  light  and  grace, 

We  hail  thy  sacred  name ; 
Through  every  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2  On  us,  all  worthless  as  we  are, 

It  wondrous  mercy  pours  ; 
As  sure  as  heaven's  established  course, 
And  plenteous  as  the  showers. 

3  Inconstant  service  we  repay, 

And  treacherous  vows  renew  ; 
As  false  as  morning's  scattering  cloud. 
And  transient  as  the  dew. 


2S0  PENITENTIAL    HYMNS. 

4  In  flowing  tears  our  guilt  we  mourn, 

And  loud  implore  thy  grace,- 
To  bear  our  feeble  footsteps  on, 
In  all  thy  righteous  ways. 

5  Armed  with  this  energy  divine, 

Our  souls  shall  steadfast  move ; 
And  with  increasing  transport  press 
To  thy  bright  courts  above. 

254.  C.  M.    Watts. 

Freedom  from  Sin  and  Misery  in  Heaven. 
I  OUR  sins,  alas  !  how  strong  they  be ! 

And  like  a  violent  sea, 
They  break  our  duty,  Lord,  to  thee, 

And  hurry  us  away. 
I  The  waves  of  trouble,  how  they  rise ! 

How  loud  the  tempests  roar ! 
But  death  shall  land  our  weary  souls 

Safe  on  the  heavenly  shore. 

3  There,  to  fulfil  his  sweet  commands, 

Our  speedy  feet  shall  move  ; 
No  sin  shall  clog  our  winged  zeal, 
Or  cool  our  burning  love. 

4  There  shall  we  sit,  and  sing,  and  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  grace ; 
Till  heavenly  raptures  fire  our  hearts, 
And  smile  in  every  face. 

255.         CM.    Vermont  Coll. 
The  true  Penitent. 

1  HARK  !  hear  the  sound  on  earth  is  found, 

Each  soul  delights  to  hear, 
Of  dying  love  that 's  from  above, 
Of  pardon  bought  so  dear. 

2  God's  ministers  like  flames  of  fire, 

Are  passing  through  the  land ; 
The  voice  is,  hear,  repent  and  fear, 
King  Jesus  is  at  hand. 

3  God's  chariots  they  no  longer  stay, 

They're  mounted  on  the  truth ; 
The  saints  in  pray'r,  cry,  Lord,  draw  near. 
Have  mercy  on  the  youth. 


PENITENTIAL    HYMNS.  281 

4  Young  converts  sing  and  praise  their  King, 

And  bless  God's-holy  name  ; 
While  older  saints,  true  penitents, 
Rejoice  to  join  the  theme. 

5  God  grant  a  shower  of  saving  power, 

On  ev'ry  aching  heart, 
Who  sincerely  to  God  do  cry, 
That  they  may  have  a  part. 

6  Come,  lovely  youth,  embrace  the  truth, 

Agree  with  one  accord  ; 
And  use  your  tongues  while  yon  are  young, 
In  praising  Christ  the  Lord. 

256.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Returning  to  Christ. 

1  YE  sons  of  earth,  arise  ! 

Ye  creatures  of  a  day  ! 
Redeem  the  time — be  bold — be  wise, 
And  cast  your  bonds  away. 

2  The  year  of  gospel-grace, 

With  us  rejoice  to  see ; 
And  thankfully  in  Christ  embrace 
Your  proffered  liberty. 

3  Blest  Saviour — Lord  of  all  ! 

Thee  help  us  to  receive ; 

Obedient  to  thy  gracious  call, 

Oh,  bid  us  turn  and  live ! 

4  Our  former  years  mispent, 

Now  let  us  deeply  mourn ; 
And,  softened  by  thy  grace,  repent, 
And  to  thine  arms  return  ! 

257.  C.  M.    Schofield's>Coll. 
Compassion  and  Intercession  for  Sinners 

1  ALMIGHTY  God,  with  pitying  eye. 

The  sons  of  men  survey ; 
Behold  how  thoughtless  mortals  sport 
In  sin's  destructive  way. 

2  Ten  thousand  dangers  lurk  around 

To  bear  them  to  the  tomb  ; 
Each  passing  hour  may  place  them  where 
Repentance  cannot  come. 


282  PRAYER   AND 

3  Bring  back,  O  Lord,  their  wand'ring  steps. 

Misled  by  airy  dreams  ; 
And  let  the  light  of  truth  dispel 
Their  visionary  schemes. 

4  Rouse,  and  direct  them  by  thy  word, 

Their  dang'rous  state  to  see, 
That  they  may  seek,  and  find  the  path 
That  leads  to  heav'n  and  thee. 


PRAYER  AND   SUPPLICATION. 

258.  CM.    Montgomery. 

Prayer. 

1  PRAYER  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 

Utter'd,  or  unexpress'd ; 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire, 
That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

2  Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 

The  falling  of  a  tear ; 
The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye, 
When  none  but  God  is  near. 

3  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 

That  infant  lips  can  try ; 
Prayer  the  sublimest  strains  that  reach 
The  Majesty  on  high. 

4  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath, 

The  Christian's  native  air, 
The  watch-word  at  the  gates  of  death ; 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer. 

5  Prayer  is  the  contrite  sinner's  voice, 

The  turning  from  his  ways ; 
While  angels  in  their  songs  rejoice, 
And  cry,  "  Behold  !  he  prays !" 

6  In  prayer,  on  earth  the  saints  are  one ; 

They're  one  in  word  and  mind. 
When",  with  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
f<weet  fellowship  they  find. 

7  O  thou,  by  whom  we  come  to  God, 

The  Life,  the  Truth,  the  Way, 
The  path  of  pray'r  thyself  hast  trod  ; 
Lord,  teach  us  how  to  pray. 


SUPPLICATION.  283 

259.  S.  M.    Montgomery. 
The  Lord's  Prayer. 

1  OUR  heavenly  Father,  hear 
The  prayer  we  offer  now : 

Thy  name  be  hallowed  far  and  near, 
To  thee  all  nations  bow. 

2  Thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will 
On  earth  be  done  in  love, 

As  saints  and  seraphim  fulfil 
Thy  perfect  law  above. 

3  Our  daily  bread  supply, 
While  by  thy  word  we  live; 

The  guilt  of  our  iniquity 
Forgive  as  we  forgive. 

4  From  dark  temptation's  power 
Our  feeble  hearts  defend ; 

Deliver  in  the  evil  hour, 
And  guide  us  to  the  end. 

5  Thine,  then,  for  ever  be 
Glory  and  power  divine  ; 

The  sceptre,  throne,  and  majesty 
Of  heaven  and  earth  are  thine. 

260.  L.  M.    Birmingham  Coll. 

1  FATHER,  adored  in  worlds  above  ! 
Thy  glorious  name  be  hallowed  still ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  in  truth  and  love ; 
And  earth,  like  heaven  obey  thy  will. 

2  Lord,  make  our  daily  wants  thy  care ; 
Forgive  the  sins  which  we  forsake : 
In  thy  compassion  let  us  share, 

As  fellow  men  of  ours  partake. 

3  Evils  beset'us  every  hour  ; 

Thy  kind  protection  we  implore, 
Thine  is  the  kingdom,  thine  the  power, 
The  glory  thine  for  ever  more. 

261.  CM.    Pope. 

The  Universal  Prayer. 
1  FATHER  of  all!  whose  cares  extend 
To  earth's  remotest  shore, 


284  PRAYER  AND 

From  every  clime  let  praise  ascend, 
And  every  age  adore. 

2  Thou  great  First  Cause,  least  understood, 

Who  all  our  sense  confined, 
To  know  but  this  that  thou  art  good, 
And  we  ourselves  are  blind. 

3  What  conscience  dictates  to  be  done, 

Or  warns  us  not  to  do  : 
This,  teach  us  more  than  hell  to  shun, 
That,  more  than  heaven  pursue. 

4  Save  us  alike  from  foolish  pride, 

Or  impious  discontent : 
At  aught  thy  wisdom  has  denied, 
Or  aught  thy  goodness  lent 

5  Teach  us  to  feel  another's  wo, 

To  hide  the  faults  we  see  : 

The  mercy  we  to  others  show, 

We  shall  receive  from  thee. 

6  To  thee  whose  temple  is  all  space, 

Whose  altar,  earth,  sea,  skies, 
One  chorus  let  all  beings  raise, 
All  nature's  incense  rise  ! 

262.  C.  M.    Cappe's  Coll. 

Prayer  for  Divine  Aid  and  Guidance. 

1  ETERNAL  Source  of  light  and  thought ! 

Supremely  good  and  wise  ! 
To  thee  we  bring  our  grateful  vows, 
To  thee  lift  up  our  eyes. 

2  Thy  quickening  energy  is  felt 

Through  nature's  ample  round  ; 
In  heaven,  on  earth,  through  air,  and  skies, 
Its  impress,  Lord !  is  found. 

3  Our  dark  and  erring  minds  illume 

With  truth's  celestial  rays  ; 
Kindle  in  these  cold  hearts  thy  love, 
And  tune  our  tongues  to  praise. 

4  O  grant  to  us  thy  needful  aid, 

To  do  and  bear  thy  will ; 
Thy  grace  can  make  each  burden  light, 
And  every  murmur  stilL 


SUPPLICATION.  285 

5  O  safely  guide  us  by  that  grace, 
Through  life's  perplexing  road, 
To  pleasures  which  for  ever  flow 
From  the  right  hand  of  God  ! 

263.  C.  M.     Salisbury  Coll. 
Spiritual  blessings  implored. 

1  FOUNTAIN  of  blessing!  God  of  love! 
To  thee  oar  hearts  we  raise ; 

Thine  all-sustaining  power  we  prove, 
And  gladly  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Thine,  wholly  thine,  we  long  to  be, 
Our  sacrifice  receive  ; 

Made  and  preserved,  and  saved  by  thee, 
To  thee  ourselves  we  give. 

3  O  may  we  travel  all  the  length 
Of  the  celestial  road ; 

Till  by  thy  wisdom  and  thy  strength, 
We  see  our  Father,  God ! 

264.  L.  ML     Doddridge. 
Encouragement  to  Prayer. 

1  SING  to  the  Lord,  who  loud  proclaims 
His  various  and  his  saving  names ; 
Oh  may  they  not  be  heard  alone, 

But  by  our  sure  experience  known. 

2  Through  every  age  his  gracious  ear 
Is  open  to  his  servants'  prayer ; 
Nor  can  one  humble  soul  complain, 
That  he  has  sought  his  God  in  vain. 

3  What  unbelieving  heart  shall  dare 
In  whispers  to  suggest  a  fear, 
While  still  he  owns  his  ancient  name, 
The  same  his  power— his  love  the  same ; 

4  To  thee  our  souls  in  faith  arise, 
To  thee  we  lift  expecting  eyes  ; 
We  boldly  through  the  desert  tread, 
For  God  will  guard,  where  he  shall  lead. 

265.  L.  M.     Steele. 

1  LORD,  how  shall  wretched  sinners  dare 
Look  up  to  thy  divine  abode, 


286  PRAYER   AND 

Or  offer  their  imperfect  prayer 
Before  a  just  and  holy  God? 

2  Bright  terrors  guard  thine  awful  seat, 

And  dazzling  glories  veil  thy  face  ; 
Yet  mercy  calls  us  to  thy  feet: 
Thy  throne  is  still  a  throne  of  grace. 

3  Oh !  may  our  souls  thy  gi-ace  adore  ; 

May  Jesus  plead  our  humble  claim, 
While  thy  protection  we  implore, 
In  his  prevailing,  glorious  name. 

4  Let  past  experience  of  thy  care 

Support  our  hope — our  trust  invite; 
Again  attend  our  humble  prayer ; — 
Let  mercy  still  be  thy  delight. 

266.  L.  M.    Moravian  Coll. 
Prayer  for  Protection  and  Guidance. 

1  O  THOU,  to  whose  all-searching  sight 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light, 
Search,  prove  our  hearts,  they  pant  for  thee; 
Oh  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  them  free  ! 

2  If  in  this  darksome  wild  we  stray, 
Be  thou  our  light — be  thou  our  way  ; 
No  foes,  nor  danger  will  we  fear, 
While  thou,  our  Saviour,  God,  art  near. 

3  When  rising  floods  our  souls  o'erflow, 
When  sink  our  hearts  in  waves  of  wo, 
Great  God,  thy  timely  aid  impart, 

To  raise  each  head — and  cheer  each  heart 

4  Oh  let  thy  hand  support  us  still, 
And  lead  us  to  thy  holy  hill, 

Where  toil,  and  grief,  and  pain  shall  cease, 
Where  all  is  calm — and  all  is  peace.     . 

267.  C.  M.    Exeter  Coll. 

1  LORD,  through  the  dubious  path  of  life 

Thy  feeble  servants  guide  ! 

Supported  by  thy  powerful  arm, 

Our  footsteps  shall  not  slide. 

2  Let  others,  swelled  with  empty  pride, 

Of  wisdom  make  their  boasts ; 
Our  wisdom  and  our  strength  must  come 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 


SUPPLICATION.  287 

3  To  thee,  O  our  unerring  Guide ! 
We  would  ourselves  resign  ; 
In  all  our  ways  acknowledge  thee, 
And  form  our  will  to  thine. 

268.  C.  M.    Merrick. 

1  AUTHOR  of  good— to  thee  we  torn : 
Thine  ever-wakeful  eye 
Alone  can  all  our  wants  discern — 
Thy  hand  alone  supply. 

Oh  let  thy  love  within  us  dwell, 

Thy  fear  our  footsteps  guide ; 
That  love  shall  vainer  love  expel, 

That  fear  all  fears  beside. 

3  Not  what  we  wish— but  what  we  want, 
Let  mercy  still  supply  : 
The  good  we  ask  not,  Father,  grant — 
The  ill  we  ask — deny. 

269.  L.  M.  Sir  Walter  Scott. 
Imploring  the  constant  Presence  of  God. 

1  WHEN  Israel,  of  the  Lord  beloved, 
Out  from  the  land  of  bondage  came, 
Her  father's  God  before  her  moved, 
An  awful  guide  in  smoke  and  flame. 

2  By  day,  along  the  astonished  lands 
The  cloudy  pillar  glided  slow ; 

By  night,  Arabia's  crimsoned  sands 
Returned  the  fiery  column's  glow. 

3  Thus  present  still,  though  now  unseen, 
When  brightly  shines  the  prosperous  day, 
Be  thoughts  of  thee  a  cloudy  screen, 

To  temper  the  deceitful  ray  ! 

4  And  O,  when  gathers  on  our  path 

In  shade  and  storm  the  frequent  night, 
Be  thou,  long  suffering,  slow  to  wrath, 
A  burning  and  a  shining  light ! 

270.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 
For  General  Mercies. 

1  FATHER  of  all  our  mercies,— thou, 
In  whom  we  move  and  live, 


200  PRAYER   AND 

Hear  us  in  heaven,  thy  dwelling,  now, 
And  answer,  and  forgive. 

2  When  harassed  by  ten  thousand  foes, 
Our  helplessness  we  feel, 
O  give  the  weary  souls  repose, 
Our  wounded  spirits  heal. 

When  dire  temptations  gather  round, 

And  threaten  or  allure, 
By  storm  or  calm,  in  thee  is  found 

A  refuge  strong  and  sure. 

4  When  age  advances,  may  we  grow 

In  faith,  in  hope,  and  love ; 
And  walk  in  holiness  below 
To  holiness  above. 

5  When  earthly  joys  and  cares  depart, 

Desire  and  envy  cease, 
Be  thou  the  portion  of  each  heart, 
In  thee  may  we  have  peace. 

271.  C.  M.    Salisbury  Coll. 

Divine  Aid  Implored. 

1  THINE  influence,  mighty  God !  is  felt, 

Through  nature's  ample  round  ; 
In  heaven,  on  earth,  through  air,  and  skies, 
Thy  energy  is  found. 

2  Thy  sacred  influence,  Lord  !  we  need 

To  form  our  hearts  anew  ; 
O  cleanse  our  souls  from  every  sin, 
And  thy  salvation  show ! 

3  Father  of  light !  thine  aid  impart 

To  guide  our  doubtful  way ; 
Thy  truth  shall  scatter  every  cloud, 
And  make  a  glorious  day. 

4  Supported  by  thy  heavenly  grace, 

We'll  do  and  bear  thy  will"; 
That  grace  shall  make  each  burden  light, 
And  every  murmur  still. 

5  Cheer'd  by  thy  smiles,  we'll  fearless  tread 

The  gloomy  path  of  death ; 
And,  with  the  hopes  of  endless  bliss, 
To  thee  resign  our  breath. 


SUPPLICATION.  2S9 

272.  L.  M.    Dryden. 

Divine  Light  and  Guidance  Implored. 

1  THOU  Source  of  uncreated  light ! 

By  whom  the  worlds  were  raised  from  night, 
Come,  visit  every  pious  mind ; 
Come,  pour  thy  joys  on  human  kind. 

2  Plenteous  in  grace,  descend  from  high, 
Rich  in  thy- matchless  energy  ; 

From  sin  and  sorrow  set  us  free, 
And  make  us  temples  worthy  thee. 

3  Chase  from  our  path  each  noxious  foe, 
And  peace,  the  fruit  of  love,  bestow; 
And,  lest  our  feet  should  step  astray, 
Protect  and  guide  us  in  our  way. 

273.  L.  M.    Exeter  Coll. 
Steadfastness  and  Watchfulness  Implored. 

1  GREAT  God  !  our  Father  and  our  Friend, 
On  whom  we  cast  our  constant  care, 

On  whom  for  all  things  we  depend ! 
To  thee  we  raise  our  humble  prayer. 

2  Endue  us  with  a  holy  fear ; 
The  frailty  of  our  hearts  reveal ; 
Sin  and  its  snares  are  always  near, 
Thee  may  we  always  nearer  feel. 

3  O  that  to  thee  the  constant  mind, 
May  with  a  steady  flame  aspire  ; 
Pride  in  its  earliest  motions  find, 
And  check  the  rise  of  wrong  desire ! 

4  O  that  our  watchful  souls  may  fly 
The  first  perceived  approach  of  sin  ; 
Look  up  to  thee  when  danger's  nigh, 
And  feel  thy  fear  control  within ! 

5  Search,  gracious  God !  each  inmost  heart; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  us  free  ; 

Thy  light  and  truth  and  peace  impart, 
And  guide  us  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 

274.  L.  M.    Henry  Moore. 
Wisdom  and  Virtue  sought  from  God. 

1  SUPREME  and  universal  light ! 
Fountain  of  reason !  judge  of  right ! 


290  PRAYER  AND 

Parent  of  good  !  whose  blessings  flow 
On  all  above,  and  all  below : 

2  Assist  us,  Lord  !  to  act,  to  be, 
What  nature  and  thy  laws  decree  ; 
Worthy  that  intellectual  flame, 
Which  from  thy  breathing  spirit  came. 

3  No  slave  to  profit,  shame,  or  fear, 
O  may  our  steadfast  bosoms  bear 

The  stamp  of  heaven,  an  upright  heart, 
Above  the  mean  disguise  of  art ! 

4  May  our  expanded  souls  disclaim 
The  narrow  view,  the  selfish  aim ; 
But  with  a  Christian  zeal  embrace 
Whate'er  is  friendly  to  our  race. 

5  O  Father  !  grace  and  virtue  grant  ; 
No  more  we  wish,  no  more  we  want : 
To  know,  to  serve  thee,  and  to  love, 
Is  peace  below, — is  bliss  above. 

275.         C.  M.    J.  Humphreys. 
Lord,  remember  me. 

1  O  THOU,  from  whom  all  goodness  flows, 

I  lift  my  soul  to  thee ; 
In  all  my  sorrows,  conflicts,  woes, 
Good  Lord,  remember  me. 

2  When  on  my  aching  burdened  heart 

My  sins  lie  heavily, 
Thy  pardon  grant,  new  peace  impart : 
Good  Lord,  remember  me. 

3  When  trials  sore  obstruct  my  way 

And  ills  I  cannot  flee, 
O  let  my  strength  be  as  my  day  : 
Good  Lord,  remember  me. 

•i  When  worn  with  pain,  disease,  and  grief, 
This  feeble  body  see ; 
Grant  patience,  rest,  and  kind  relief; 
Good  Lord,  remember  me. 
5  When  in  the  solemn  hour  of  death 
I  wait  thy  just  decree, 
Be  this  the  prayer  of  my  last  breath, 
Good  Lord,  remember  me. 


SUPPLICATION.  291 

276.  L.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 
For  the  continued  Help  of  God. 

1  BE  with  us,  Lord,  where'er  we  go ; 
Teach  us  what  thou  wouldst  have  us  do ; 
Suggest  whate'er  we  think  or  say  ; 
Direct  us  in  thy  narrow  way. 
Prevent  us,  lest  we  harbour  pride, 
Lest  we  in  our  own  strength  confide  ; 
Show  us  our  weakness,  let  us  see 
We  have  our  power,  our  all  from  thee. 

3  Enrich  us  alway  with  thy  love ; 
Our  kind  protection  ever  prove  ; 
Thy  signet  put  upon  each  breast, 
And  let  thy  spirit  on  us  rest. 

4  Assist  and  teach  us  how  to  pray ; 
Incline  our  natures  to  obey ; 
What  thou  abhorrest  let  us  flee, 
And  only  love  what  pleases  thee. 

5  O  may  we  never  do  our  will, 
But  thine  and  only  thine  fulfil  ; 
Let  all  our  time,  and  all  our  ways 
Be  spent  and  ended  to  thy  praise. 

277.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 
Solomon's  prayer  for  Wisdom. 

1  ALMIGHTY  God,  in  humble  prayer 

To  thee  our  souls  we  lift ; 
Do  thou  our  waiting  minds  prepare 
For  thy  most  needful  gift. 

2  We  ask  not  golden  streams  of  wealth 

Along  our  path  to  flow ; 
We  ask  not  undecaying  health, 
Nor  length  of  years  below. 

3  We  ask  not  honours,  which  an  hour 

May  bring  and  take  away ; 
We  ask  not  pleasure,  pomp  and  power, 
Lest  we  should  go  astray. 

4  We  ask  for  wisdom : — Lord,  impart 

The  knowledge  how  to  live; 
A  wise  and  understanding  heart 
To  all  before  thee  give. 


292  PRAYER  AND 

5  The  young  remember  thee  in  youth. 

Before  the  evil  days  ! 
The  old  be  guided  by  thy  truth 

In  wisdom's  pleasant  ways  1 

278.  L.  M.  Toplady. 

To  be  made  perfect  in  love. 

1  O  THAT  my  heart  was  right  with  thee, 
And  loved  thee  with  a  perfect  love ; 

O  that  my  Lord  would  dwell  in  me. 
And  never  from  his  seat  remove  ! 

2  Father,  I  dwell  in  mournful  night, 
Till  thou  dost  in  my  heart  appear ; 
Arise,  propitious  sun  !  and  light 
An  everlasting  morning  there. 

3  O  let  my  prayer  acceptance  find, 
And  bring  the  mighty  blessing  down 
Eye-sight  impart,  for  I  am  blind  ; 
And  seal  me  thine  adopted  son. 

279.  L.  M.     Doddridge. 
Choosing  the  better  part. 

1  BESET  with  snares  on  every  hand, 
In  life's  uncertain  path  we  stand  : 
Father  divine  !  diffuse  thy  light, 

To  guide  our  doubtful  footsteps  right 

2  Engage  each  roving,  treacherous  heart, 
Wisely  to  choose  the  better  part ; 

To  scorn  the  trifles  of  a  day, 
For  joys  that,  none  can  take  away. 

3  Then  let  the  wildest  storms  arise  ; 
Let  tempests  mingle  earth  and  skies ; 
No  fatal  shipwreck  shall  we  fear, 
But  all  our  treasures  with  us  bear. 

4  If  thou,  our  Father,  still  be  nigh, 
Cheerful  we  live,  and  joyful  die  ; 
Secure,  when  mortal  comforts  flee, 
To  find  ten  thousand  words  in  thee. 

280.  C.  M.    Episcopal  Coll. 
For  Guidance  and  Protection. 

1  GOD  of  our  fathers !  by  whose  hand 
Thy  people  still  are  blessed, 


SUPPLICATION.  293 

Be  with  us  through  our  pilgrimage, 
Conduct  us  to  our  rest. 
2  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 
Our  wandering  footsteps  guide : 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 
4  O  spread  thy  sheltering  wings  around, 
Till  ail  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace. 
4  Such  blessings  from  thy  gracious  hand 
Our  humble  prayers  "implore  ; 
And  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  be  our  God, 
And  portion  evermore. 

281.         L.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 
The  Cup  of  Affliction. 

1  IS  this  unpleasing  cup  now  given 

By  thee,  our  Father,  Lord  of  heaven? 
O  let  us  then  in  silence  stand, 
And  meekly  take  it  at  thy  hand. 

2  If  thou  wilt  help  us  to  believe 

We  can  this  bitter  draught  receive  ; 
Though  mix'd  with  wormwood  and  with  gall, 
Our  souls  in  faith  can  drink  it  all. 

3  Thou  know'st  we  are  but  feeble  dust, 
Too  apt  thy  goodness  to  distrust ; 
But  let  not  darkness  veil  our  mind, 
Let  us  not  think  our  God  unkind. 

4  Still,  Saviour,  let  us  see  thy  face, 
And  rest  our  souls  in  thine  embrace ; 
Send  down  fresh  cordials  from  above, 
And  mix  this  wo  with  signs  of  love. 


GENERAL  PRAISE   AND   THANKSGIVING. 
282.  S.  M.      R0SC0E. 

Song  of  Adoration. 
1  LET  one  loud  song  of  praise  arise 

To  God,  whose  goodness  ceaseless  flows  ; 
Who  dwells  enthroned  above  the  skies, 
And  life  and  breath  on  all  bestows. 


294  GENERAL    PRAISE 

2  Let  all  of  good  this  bosom  fires, 

To  him,  sole  good,  give  praises  due ; 
Let  all  the  truth  himself  inspires, 
Unite  to  sing  him  only  true. 

3  In  ardent  adoration  joined, 

Obedient  to  thy  holy  will, 
Let  all  our  faculties  combined, 
Thy  just  commands,  O  God  !  fulfil. 

4  O  !  may  the  solemn-breathing  sound 

Like  incense  rise  before  thy  throne, 
Where  thou,  whose  glory  knows  no  bound. 
Great  Cause  of  all  things,  dwell'st  alone. 

283.  CM.'    Jarvis. 

Praise  the  peculiar  Duty  of  Man. 

1  LORD  of  the  world's  majestic  frame  ! 

Stupendous  are  thy  ways ; 
Thy  various  works  declare  thy  name, 
And  all  resound  thy  praise. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power, 

Whose  motions  speak  thy  skill ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  every  hour, 
We  read  thy  glory  still. 

3  And  while  these  radiant  globes  of  light, 

That  shine  from  pole  to  pole, 
In  silent  harmony  unite 
To  praise  thee  as  they  roll ; 

4  Oh  !  shall  not  we  of  human  race, 

The  glorious  concert  join  1 
Shall  not  the  children  of  thy  grace 
Attempt  the  theme  divine  1 

5  Yes,  this  shall  be  our  best  employ 

Through  life's  uncertain  days : 
Till  in  the  realms  of  boundless  joy, 
We  join  in  loftier  praise. 

284.  C  M.    Liv.  Old.  Coll. 
Devout  Contemplation  of  the  Creation. 

1  LOOK  round,  O  man  !  survey  this  globe  ■ 
Speak  of  creating  power ; 
See  nature  gives  a  different  robe 
To  every  herb  and  flower. 


AND   THANKSGIVING.  295 

2  r5ee  various  beings  fill  the  air, 

And  people  earth  and  sea ; 
What  grateful  changes  form  the  year ! 
How  constant  night  and  day  ! 

3  Next,  raise  thine  eye ;  th'  expanse  above 

A  power  unbounded  shows ; 
See  round  the  sun  the  planets  move, 
And  various  worlds  compose. 

4  Then  turn  into  thyself,  O  man  ! 

With  wonder  view  thy  soul ; 
Confess  his  power  who  laid  each  plan, 
And  still  directs  the  whole. 

5  And  let  obedience  to  his  laws 

Thy  gratitude  proclaim, 
To  him  the  first,  almighty  cause, — 
Jehovah  is  his  name. 

285.         CM.    Wesley's  Coll. 
Ascription  of  Praise. 

1  BLEST  be  our  everlasting  Lord, 

Our  Father,  God  and  King ! 
Thy  sovereign  goodness  we  record, 
Thy  glorious  power  we  sing. 

2  By  thee  the  victory  is  given  ; 

The  majesty  divine,  [ven, 

And  strength  and  might,  and  earth  and  beo- 
And  all  therein  is  thine. 

3  The  kingdom,  Lord,  is  thine  alone, 

Who  dost  thy  right  maintain, 
And  high  on  thy  eternal  throne 
O'er  men  and  angels  reign. 

4  Riches,  as  seemeth  good  to  thee, 

Thou  dost  and  honour  give ; 
And  kings  their  power  and  dignity 
Oat  of  thy  hand  receive. 

5  Thou  hast  on  us  the  grace  bestowed 

Thy  greatness  to  proclaim ; 
And  therefore  now  we  thank  our  God, 
And  praise  thy  glorious  name. 

286./        -     L.  M.    Enfield. 

Praise  to  the  Lord  of  Nature. 
1  O  THOU  !  through  all  thy  works  adored, 
Great  power  supreme,  almighty  Lord  ! 


29b  GENERAL    PRAISE 

Author  of  life,  whose  sovereign  sway 
Creatures  of  every  tribe  obey  ! 

2  Tojhee,  most  high,  to  thee  belong 
The  suppliant  prayer,  the  joyful  song; 
To  thee  we  will  attune  our  voice, 
And  in  thy  wondrous  works  rejoice. 

3  Planets,  those  wandering  worlds  above, 
Guided  by  thee,  incessant  move  ; 
Suns,  kindled  by  a  ray  divine, 

hi  honour  of  their  Maker  shine. 

4  From  thee  proceed  heaven's  varied  store, 
The  changing  wind,  the  fruitful  shower, 
The  flying  cloud,  the  coloured  bow, 

The  moulded  hail,  the  feathered  snow. 

5  Tempests  obey  thy  mighty  will ; 
Thine  awful  mandate  to  fulfil, 
The  forked  lightnings  dai-t  around, 
And  rive  the  oak,  and  blast  the  ground 

6  Yet  pleased  to  bless,  kind  to  supply, 
Thy  hand  supports  thy  family, 
And  fosters,  with  a  parent's  care, 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  sea,  and  air. 

28/.  CM.    Heginbotham. 

Praising  God  in  all  Changes. 

1  FATHER  of  mercies,  God  of  love, 

Our  Father  and  our  God  ; 
We  '11  sing  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
And  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

2  In  every  period  of  our  lives 

Thy  thoughts  of  love  appear ; 
Thy  mercies  gild  each  transient  scene. 
And  crown  each  lengthening  year. 

3  In  all  these  mercies  may  our  souls 

A  father's  bounty  see ; 
Nor  let  the  gifts  thy  grace  bestows 
Estrange  our  hearts  from  thee. 

4  Teach  us  in  time  of  deep  distress 

To  own  thy  hand,  O  God  ! 
Aiid  in  submissive  silence  bear 
The  lessons  of  thy  rod. 

5  In  every  changing  state  of  life, 

Each  bright,  each  gloomy  scene, 


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Give  us  a  meek  and  humble  mind, 

Still  equal  and  serene. 
6  Then  will  we  close  our  eyes  in  death, 

Free  from  distressing  fear ; 
For  death  itself  is  life,  O  God, 

If  thou  art  with  us  there. 

288.  7s.    J.Taylor. 

Glory  to  God. 

1  GLORY  be  to  God  on  high, 
God  whose  glory  fills  the  sky ; 
Peace  on  "earth  to  man  forgiven, 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  heaven. 

2  Favoured  mortals,  raise  the  song ; 
Endless  thanks  to  God  belong ; 
Hearts  o'erflowing  with  his  praise, 
Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raise. 

3  Mark  the  wonders  of  his  hand  ; 
Power,  no  empire  can  withstand  ; 
Wisdom,  angels'  glorious  theme ; 
Goodness,  one  eternal  stream. 

4  Glorious  being !  from  thy  throne 
Send  thy  promised  blessings  down  ; 
Let  thy  light,  thy  truth,  thy  peace, 
Bid  our  raging  passions  cease. 

289.  7s.    Salisbury  Coll. 

Adoration. 

1  HOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 

Be  thy  glorious  name  adored ; 
Lord,'thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 

2  Though  unworthy,  Lord,  thine  ear, 
Deign  our  humble  songs  to  hear; 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring, 
When  around  thy  throne  we  sing. 

3  There  no  tongue  shall  silent  be ; 
All  shall  join  in  harmony ; 

That  through  heaven's  capacious  round 
Praise  to  thee  may  ever  sound. 

4  Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail  ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 


^y»  GENERAL    PRAISE 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 

Be  thy  glorious  name  adored. 

290.  S.  M.    Mrs.  Opie. 

Praise  of  God  peculiarly  due  from  Man. 

1  THERE  seems  a  voice  in  every  gale, 

A  tongue  in  every  opening  flower, 

Which  tells,  O  Lord  !  the  wondrous  tale 

Of  thy  indulgence,  love,  and  power. 

2  The  birds  that  rise  on  soaring  wing 

Appear  to  hymn  their  Maker's  praise, 
And  all  the  mingling  sounds  of  spring 
To  thee  a  general  psean  raise. 

d  And  shall  our  voice,  Great  God,  alone 
Be  mute  'midst  nature's  loud  acclaim  7 
No ;  let  our  hearts  with  answering  tone 
Breathe  forth  in  praise  thy  holy  name. 

291.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 
Praise  for  Divine  Goodness. 

1  LIFT  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

Whose  breath  our  souls  inspir'd  ; 
Loud  and  more  loud  the  anthem  raise, 
With  grateful  ardour  fir'd  ! 

2  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

Whose  tender  care  sustains 
Our  feeble  frame,  encompass'd  round 
With  death's  unnumber'd  pains. 

3  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

Whose  goodness,  passing  thought, 
Loads  every  minute,  as  it  flies, 
With  benefits  unsought ! 

4  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

From  whom  salvation  flows ; 
Who  sent  his  Son  our  souls  to  save 
From  everlasting  woes ! 

5  Lift  up  to  God  the  voice  of  praise, 

For  hope's  transporting  ray, 
That  lights  through  darkest  shodes  of  death, 
To  realms  of  endless  day  ! 


AND   THANKSGIVING.  I 

292.  S.M.    Watts. 
Praise  for  preserving  Grace. 

1  TO  God  the  only  wise, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 

Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 

Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care, 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 

3  He  will  present  our  souls 

Unblemished  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne, 

Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 

And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer  God 

Wisdom  and  power  belong, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  song. 

293.  7s.    Montgomery. 
Glory  to  God  in  the  Highest. 

1  SONGS  of  praise  awoke  the  morn, 
When  the  Prince  of  peace  was  born  ; 
Songs  of  praise  arose,  when  he 
Captive  led  captivity. 

2  Heaven  and  earth  must  pass  away, 
Songs  of  praise  shall  crown  that  day  ; 
God  will  make  new  heavens  and  earth, 
Songs  of  praise  shall  hail  their  birth. 

3  And  will  man  alone  be  dumb, 
Till  that  glorious  kingdom  come  1 
No  ;  the  church  delights  to  raise 
Psalms  and  hymns  and  songs  of  praise. 

4  Saints  below,  with  heart  and  voice, 
Still  in  songs  of  praise  rejoice : 
Learning  here,  by  faith  and  love, 
Songs  of  praise  to  sing  above. 


300  THE    CHRISTIAN   LIFE 

5  Borne  upon  the  latest  breath, 
Songs  of  praise  shall  conquer  death  ; 
Then  amidst  eternal  joy, 
Songs  of  praise  their  powers  employ. 

294.  C.  M.    Heginbotham. 

Praising  God  in  Life  and  Death. 

1  OUR  souls  shall  praise  thee,  O  our  God ! 

Through  all  our  mortal  days  ; 
And  to  eternity  prolong 
Thy  vast,  thy  boundless  praise. 

2  In  each  bright  hour  of  peace  and  hope, 

Be  this  our  sweet  employ  : 
Devotion  heightens  all  our  bliss, 
And  sanctities  our  joy. 

3  When  gloomy  care  or  keen  distress 

Invades  our  throbbing  breast, 
Our  tongues  shall  learn  to  speak  thy  praise, 
And  sooth  our  pains  to  rest. 

4  Nor  shall  our  tongues  alone  proclaim 

The  honours  of  our  God. 
Our  lives,  with  all  our  active  powers, 
Shall  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 

5  And  though  these  lips  shall  cease  to  move, 

Though  death  shall  close  these  eyes, 
Yet  shall  our  souls  to  nobler  heights 
Of  joy  and  transport  rise. 

6  Then  shall  our  powers  in  endless  strains 

Their  grateful  tribute  pay : 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  tongue, 
And  an  eternal  day. 


THE  CHRISTIAN  LIFE  AND  CHARACTEB. 

295.  S.  M.    Watts. 

Adoption. 

1  BEHOLD  !  what  wondrous  grace 

The  Father  has  bestowed 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race, 
To  call  them  sons  of  God  ! 

2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing, 

That  we  should  be  unknown  ; 


AND    CHAKACTiiK.  O' 

The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  King, 
God's  everlasting  Son. 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made : 
But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  he  like  our  Head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine 

May  trials  well  endure ; 
May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin, 
As  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  pure. 

5  If  in  our  Father's  love 

We  share  a  filial  part, 
Send  down  thy  Spirit  like  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  each  heart- 

6  We  would  no  longer  lie 

Like  slaves  beneath  the  throne ; 
Our  faith  shall  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  own. 

296.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 

Vital  union  with  Christ. 

1  DEAR  Saviour,  we  are  thine 

By  everlasting  bonds : 
Our  hearts,  our  souls  we  Would  resign, 
Entirely  to  thy  hands. 

2  To  thee  we  still  would  cleave 

With  ever-growing  zeal ; 
If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
Oh  Jet  them  ne'er  prevail. 

3  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  thee,  our  head ; 
Shall  form  us  to  thine  image  bright, 
And  teach  thy  paths  to  tread. 

4  Death  may  our  souls  divide 

From  these  abodes  of  clay; 
But  love  shall  keep  us  near  thy  side, 
Through  all  the  gloomy  way. 

5  Since  Christ  and  we  are  one, 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear ; 
If  he  in  heaven  hath  fixed  his  throne, 
He'll  fix  his  members  there. 


SVZ  THE    CHRISTIAN    LIFE. 

297.         C.  M.  Mrs.  Barbauld. 
Christian  Fellowship. 

1  BEHOLD,  where  breathing  love  divine, 

Our  dying  master  stands ! 
His  weeping  followers  gathering  round, 
Receive  his  last  commands. 

2  From  that  mild  teacher's  parting  lips 

What  tender  accents  fell ! 
The  gentle  precept  which  he  gave, 
Became  its  author  well. 

3  Blest  is  the  man,  whose  softening  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain  ; 

To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 

Was  never  raised  in  vain  : 

4  Whose  breast  expands  with  generous 

A  stranger's  wo  to  feel ;  [warmth 

And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound, 
He  wants  the  power  to  heal. 

5  He  spreads  his  kind  supporting  arms 

To  even7  child  of  grief: 
His  secret'bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings  unask'd  relief. 

6  To  gentle  offices  of  love 

His  feet  are  never  slow : 
He  views  through  mercy's  melting  eye, 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

298.  C.  M.    Exeter  Coll. 

1  WITH  pure  delight  the  bosom  glows, 

Where  love  to  God  resides  ; 
And  blessed,  and  blessing,  is  his  heart, 
Where  charity  abides. 

2  Prompted  by  love,  to  misery's  call 

He  never  shuts  his  ear ; 
And,  o'er  the  sorrows  others  feel, 
Oft  sheds  the  silent  tear. 

3  Doth  virtue  in  distress  appear? 

Doth  grief  the  heart  invade  ? 
Doth  humble  poverty  complain, 
And  seek  his  friendly  aid? 

4  Benevolence  his  bosom  warms, 

And  love  hia  actions  guides : 


AND   CHARACTER.  dUd 

A  friend  in  him  the  poor  man  finds  ; 

In  him  the  heart  confides. 
5  From  him,  the  sweet  rewards  of  love 

On  earth,  are  kept  in  store  ; 
And  God  will  be  his  constant  friend, 

His  portion  evermore. 

299.  C.  M.     Cennick. 

1  BLEST  is  the  dear,  uniting  love, 

That  will  not  let  us  part : 
Our  bodies  may  far  off"  remove  ; 
We  still  are  one  in  heart ! 

2  Joined  in  one  spirit  to  our  Head, 

Where  he  appoints  we  go  ; 

We  still  in  Jesus'  footsteps  tread, 

And  still  his  praise  we  show. 

3  Oh  may  we  ever  walk  in  him, 

And  nothing  know  beside ! 
Nothing  desire — nothing  esteem-, 
But  Jesus  crucified ! 

4  Richly  we  share  the  Saviour's  grace, 

We're  one  in  mind  and  heart; 
Not  joy,  nor  grief— not  time,  nor  place. 
Not  life,  nor  death  can  pan. 

300.  S.  M.    Hawker's  Coll. 

1  ONCE  more,  before  we  part, 

Oh  bless  the  Saviour's  name ; 
Let  every  tongue  and  every  heart 
Adore  and  praise  the  same. 

2  Lord,  in  thy  grace  we  came, 

That  blessing  still  impart ; 
We  meet  in  Jesus'  sacred  name, 
In  Jesus'  name  we  part. 

3  Still  on  thy  holy  word 

We'll  live,  and  feed,  and  grow, 

And  still  go  on  to  know  the  Lord, 

And  practise  what  we  know. 

4  Now,  Lord,  before  we  part, 

Help  us  to  bless  thy  name ; 
Let  every  tongue  and  every  heart 
Adore  and  praise  the  same. 


dU4  THE    CHRISTIAN   LIFE 

oOl.  CM.    Vermont  Coll. 

Fellowship  with  God. 

1  FROM  all  that 's  mortal,  all  that 's  vain, 

And  from  this  earthly  clod  ; 
Arise,  our  souls,  and  strive  to  gain 
Sweet  fellowship  with  God. 

2  Not  life,  nor  all  the  toys  of  art, 

Nor  pleasure's  flow'ry  road, 
Can  to  our  souls  such  bliss  impart 
As  fellowship  with  God. 

3  Not  health,  nor  friendship  here  below, 

Nor  wealth,  that  golden  load, 
Can  such  delight  or  comfort  show 
As  fellowship  with  God.  - 

4  When  we  are  made  in  love  to  bear 

Affliction's  needful  rod, 
Light,  sweet,  and  kind  the  strokes  appear, 
Through  fellowship  with  God. 

5  So  when  the  icy  hand  of  death 

Shall  chill  our  flowing  blood ; 
With  joy  we'll  yield  our  latest  breath 
Li  fellowship  with  God. 

302.  CM.    Pratt's  Coll. 

Joining  the  Church  of  Christ. 

1  YE  men  and  angels,  witness  now, 

Before  the  Lord  we  speak  ; 
To  him  we  make  our  solemn  vow, 
A  vow  we  dare  not  break, — 

2  That,  long  as  life  itself  shall  last, 

Ourselves  to  Christ  we  yield  ; 
Nor  from  his  cause  will  we  depart, 
Or  ever  quit  the  field. 

3  We  trust  not  in  our  native  strength, 

But  on  his  grace  rely  ; 
May  he  with  our  returning  wants, 
All  needful  aid  supply. 

4  Oh  guide  our  doubtful  feet  aright, 

And  keep  us  in  thy  ways ; 
And  while  we  turn  our  vows  to  prayers, 
Turn  thou  our  prayers  to  praise. 


AND   CHARACTER.  305 

303.  L.  M.    Watts. 
The  Christian  Race. 

1  AWAKE,  our  souls — away  our  fears, 

Let  every  trembling  thought  be  gone ; 
Awake,  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 

2  True,  'tis  a  strait  and  thorny  road, 

And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint ; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God, 
Who  feeds  the  strength  cf  eveiy  saint ; — 

3  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  power 

Is  ever  new,  and  ever  young  ; 
And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4  From  thee,  the  overflowing  spring, 

Our  souls  shall  drink  a  full  supply  ; 
While  those  who  trust  their  native  strength 
Shall  melt  away — and  droop — and  die. 

5  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air,  • 

We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode  ; 

On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 

Nor  tire  amid  the  heavenly  road. 

304.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  AWAKE,  our  souls — stretch  every  nerve 

And  press  with  vigour  on : 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
A  bright,  immortal  crown. 

2  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 

That  calls  you  from  on  high ; 
'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  each  aspiring  eye. 

3  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  you  in  full  survey  : — 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  your  way. 

4  Blest  Saviour — introduced  by  thee, 

Have  we  our  race  begun  ; 
And,  crowned  with  victory,  at  thy  feet 
We'll  lay  our  laurels  down. 

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306  THE    CHRISTIAN   LIFE 

305.  L.  M.    Watts. 
The  Christian  Warfare. 

1  STAND  up,  our  souls — shake  off  your  fears, 

And  gird  the  gospel  armour  on  ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  >endless  joy, 
Where  Jesus  our  great  Captain's  gone. 

2  Hell  and  your  sins  resist  your  course ; 

But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquished  foes ; 
Your  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross, 
And  sung  the  triumph  when  he  rose. 

3  Then  let  our  souls  march  boldly  on, 

Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 
And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

4  There  shall  we  wear  a  starry  crown, 

And  triumph  in  almighty  grace ; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  skies 
Join  in  our  glorious  Leader's  praise. 

306.  L.  M.    Montgomery. 
The  Christian  Soldier. 

1  THE  Christian  warrior,  see  him  stand 
In  the  whole  armour  of  his  God  ; 
The  spirit's  sword  is  in  his  hand  ; 
His  feet  are  with  the  gospel  shod : 

2  In  panoply  of  truth  complete, 
Salvation's  helmet  on  his  head, 

With  righteousness,  a  breastplate  meet, 
And  faith's  broad  shield  before  him  spread. 

3  With  this  omnipotence  he  moves, 
From  this  the  alien  armies  flee ; 
Till  more  than  conqueror  he  proves, 
Through  Christ,  who  gives  him  victory. 

4  Thus  strong  in  his  Redeemer's  strength, 
Sin,  death  and  hell  he  tramples  down, 
Fights  the  good  fight ;  and  wins  at  length, 
Through  mercy,  an  immortal  crown. 

307.  C  M.    Watts. 

1  ARE  we  the  soldiers  of  the  cross, 
And  followers  of  the  Lamb  1 — 


AND   CHARACTER.  307 

And  shall  we  fear  to  own  his  cause  1— 
Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  1 

2  Are  there  no  foes  for  us  to  face  1 

Must  we  not  stem  the  flood  1 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  us  on  to  God  ! 

3  Sure  we  must  fight— if  we  would  reign ; 

Increase  our  courage,  Lord ! 
We'll  bear  the  cross — endm-e  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

4  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they're  slain  : 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  soon  with  Christ  shall  reign. 

5  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  thine  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

30S.  C  M.    Watts. 

This  Life  a  Pilgrimage. 

1  LORD,  what  a  wretched  land  is  this, 

That  yields  us  no  supply, 
No  cheering  fruits — no  wholesome  trees, 
No  streams  of  living  joy  1 

2  Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze, 

But  we  march  upward  still ; 
Forget  these  troubles  of  the  ways, 
And  reach  at  Zion's  hill. 

3  There,  on  a  green  and  flowery  mount, 

Our  weary  souls  shall  sit — 
And  with  transporting  joy  recount 
The  labours  of  our  feet. 

4  Eternal  glory  to  the  King, 

Whose  hand  conducts  us  through ; 
Our  tongues  shall  never  cease  to  sing, 
And  endless  praise  renew. 

309.    L.  M.    Brattle- street  Coll. 
1  ARISE,  our  souls  !  on  wings  sublime, 

Above  the  vanities  of  time ; 

Remove  the  parting  veil— and  see 

The  glories  of  eternity ! 


308  THE    CHRISTIAN  LIFE 

2  Born  by  a  new,  celestial  birth, 

Why  should  we  grovel  here  on  earth  1 
Why  grasp  at  vain  and  fleeting  toys, 
So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys  1 

3  Shall  aught  beguile  us  on  the  road, 
While  we  are  walking  back  to  God? 
Or  can  we  love  this  earth  so  well 
As  not  to  long  with  God  to  dwell  1 

4  To  dwell  with  God  !— to  taste  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  ab>jve  ; 
The  glorious  expectation  now 

Is  heavenly  bliss  begun  below. 

310.  CM.    Newton. 
Mourning  over  departed  Comforts. 

1  SWEET  was  the  time,  when  first  we  felt 

The  Saviour's  pardoning  blood, 
Applied  to  cleanse  our  souls  from  guilt, 
And  bring  us  home  to  God. 

2  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  revealed, 

His  praises  tuned  our" tongues ; 
And  when  the  evening  shades  prevailed, 
His  love  was  all  our  songs. 

3  In  prayer  our  souls  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And' saw  his  glory  shine  ; 
And  when  we  read" his  holy  word, 
Each  called  his  promise  mine.  . 

4  But  now — when  evening  shade  prevails — 

Our  soul   in  darkness  mourns  : 
And  when  the  morn  the  light  reveals, 
No  light  to  me  returns. 

5  Rise,  Lord,  and  help  us  to  prevail— 

Oh  make  our  souls  thy  care  ! 
We  know  thy  mercy  cannot  fail ; 
Let  us  that  mercy  share. 

311.  L.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 

1  OH  where  is  now  that  glowing  love, 

That  marked  our  union  with  the  Lord? 
Our  hearts  were  fixed  on  things  above, 
Nor  could  the  world  a  joy  afford. 

2  Where  is  the  zeal  that  led  us  then 

To  make  cur  Saviour's  glory  known  ; 


AND    CHARACTER.  309 

That  freed  us  from  the  fear  of  men, 
And  kept  our  eye  on  him  alone  1 

3  Where  are  the  happy  seasons  spent 

In  fellowship  with  him  we  loved1? 
The  sacred  joy — the  sweet  content, 
The  blessedness  that  then  we  proved? 

4  Behold,  again,  we  turn  to  thee  ; 

Oh  cast  us  not  away,  though  vile ! 
No  peace  we  have — no  joy  we  see, 
O  Lord  our  God,  but  in  thy  smile. 

312.  H.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  WHERE  is  our  Saviour  now, 

Whose  smiles  we  once  possessed  1 
Till  he  return,  we  bow, 

By  heaviest  grief  oppressed  : 
Our  days  of  happiness  are  gone, 
And  we  are  left  to  weep  alone. 

2  Where  can  the.  mourner  go, 

And  tell  his  tale  of  grief? 
All !  who  can  sooth    his  wo, 

And  give  him  sweet  relief  1 
Earth  cannot  heal  the  wounded  breast, 
Or  give  the  troubled  sinner  rest. 

3  Jesus,  thy  smiles  impart ; 

O  dearest  Lord,  return, 
And  ease  each  wounded  heart, 

And  bid  us  cease  to  mourn  : 
Then  shall  this  night  of  sorrow  flee, 
And  peace  and  heaven  be  found  in  thee. 

313.  CM.    Mrs.  Barbauld. 

Christian  Charity. 

1  BLESS'D  is  the  man  whose  soft'ning  heart 

Feels  for  his  neighbour's  pain, 
To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 
Is  never  rais'd  in  vain. 

2  With  gen'rous  zeal  he  flies  to  help 

The  stranger  in  distress ; 
And  mourns  the  wrongs  which  from  his  aid 
Admit  not  of  redress. 

3  He  lends  a  kind  supporting  arm 

To  every  child  Oi  grief ; 


310  THE    CHRISTIAN   LIFE 

His  secret  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  yields  unhoped  relief. 

4  To  gentle  offices  oflove 

His  feet  are  never  slow  ; 
He  views  through  mercy's  melting  eye 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

5  To  him  compassion  shall  be  shown ; 

And  blessings  from  above 
Shall  come  on  all,  who  thus  fulfil 
The  perfect  law  of  love. 

314.         L.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 
Regeneration. 

1  ASSIST  our  souls,  O  heavenly  King, 
Thine  everlasting  love  to  sing ; 
And  joyful  spread  the  praise  abroad, 

As  one  through  grace  that's  born  of  God, 

2  No,  it  was  not  the  will  of  man, 

.  Our  soul's  new  heavenly  birth  began  ; 
Nor  will,  nor  pow'r  of  flesh  and  blood, 
That  turn'd  our  hearts  from  sin  to  God. 

3  Herein  let  self  be  all  abas'd, 

And  heavenly  love  alone  confess'd ; 
This  be  our  song  through  all  the  road, 
That  born  we  are,  and  born  of  God. 

4  O  may  this  love  our  souls  constrain, 
To  make  returns  of  love  again  ; 
That  we,  while  earth  is  our  abode, 
May  live  like  children  born  of  God. 

5  Lead  us,  O  Lord,  in  all  thy  ways, 
Guard  us,  O  Lord,  through  all  our  days, 
O  make  thy  word  our  rule  and  rod, 

To  walk  like  children  born  of  God. 

6  And  when  th'  appointed  hour  shall  come, 
That  thou  wilt  call  us  to  our  home, 
Joyful  we'll  pass  the  chilling  flood, 

And  die  like  children  born  of  God. 

31 0.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 

Communion  with  God  and  with  Christ, 

1      OUR  heavenly  Father  calls, 
And  Christ  invites  us  near: 


AND   CHARACTER.  311 

With  both  our  friendship  shall  be  sweet, 
And  our  communion  dear. 

2  God  pities  all  our  griefs ; 
He  pardons  every  day  ; 

Almighty  to  protect  our  souls, 
And  wise  to  guide  our  way. 

3  Jesus,  our  living  head, 
We  bless  thy  faithful  care  ; 

Our  advocate  before  the  throne, 
And  our  forerunner  there. 

4  Here  fix,  each  roving  heart, 
Here  wait,  our  warmest  love, 

Till  the  communion  be  complete 
In  nobler  scenes  above. 

316.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Retirement  and  Meditation. 

1  OUR  God,  permit  us  not  to  be 

As  strangers  to  ourselves  and  thee : 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  we  rove, 
Forgetful  of  our  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  our  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  our  heavenly  birth? 
Why  should  we  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  our  God,  our  Saviour,  go  1 

3  Call  us  away  from  flesh  and  sense  : 

One  sovereign  word  can  draw  us  thence  : 
We  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4  Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes,  withdrawn ; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone  : 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind, 

Our  heaven,  and  there  our  God,  we  find. 

317.  C.  M.    Cowpeb. 

1  FAR  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  we  flee. 

From  strife  and  tumult  far ; 
From  scenes,  where  sin  is  raging  still 
Its  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  pi-ayer  and  praise  agree ; 
And  seem  by  thy  sweet  bounty  made 
For  those  who  follow  thee.  «. 


312  THE    CHRISTIAN   LIFE 

3  There,  if  thy  spirit  touch  the  soul, 

And  grace  her  mean  abode ; 
O  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  God. 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 

318.  CM.    Doddridge. 

He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  Life. 

1  O  HAPPY  Christian,  who  can  boast 

"The  Son  of  God  is  mine  !" 
Happy,  though  humbled  in  the  dust ; 
Rich  in  this  gift  divine. 

2  He  lives  the  life  of  heaven  below, 

And  shall  for  ever  live ; 
Eternal  streams  from  Christ  shall  flow, 
And  endless  vigour  give. 

3  That  life  we  ask  with  bended  knee, 

Nor  will  the  Lord  deny  ; 

Nor  will  celestial  mercy  see 

Its  humble  suppliants  die. 

319.  CM.    Cowfer. 
Backsliding  and  Returning. 

1  DEAR  Lord,  accept  a  sinful  heart, 

Which  of  itself  complains  ; 
And  mourns  with  much  and  frequent  smart. 
The  evil  it  contains. 

2  How  eager  are  our  thoughts  to  roam 

In  quest  of  what  they  love ! 
But  ah !  when  duty  calls  us  home, 
How  heavily  they  move  ! 

3  Oh  cleanse  us  in  our  Saviour's  blood, 

Transform  us  by  thy  power, 
Make  us,  O  Lord,  thy  blest  abode, 
And  let  us  rove  no  more ! 

320.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 
Returning  and  choosing  God. 

1  OUR  souls,  review  the  time 
In  which  our  God  we  sought ; 


AND   CHARACTER.  313 

We  cried  aloud  for  aid  divine, 
And  aid  divine  he  brought. 

2  Through  all  our  fainting  hearts 

His  secret  vigour  spread  ; 
To  us  his  strength  he  did  impart, 
And  raised  each  drooping  head. 

3  Now  will  we  raise  our  voice, 

In  loud  and  cheerful  song ; 
With  all  the  saints  we  will  rejoice, 
Who  to  his  courts  belong. 

4  With  them  the  path  we'll  trace, 

Which  leads  to  his  abode ; 
With  them  we'll  sing  redeeming  grace. 
Along  the  joyful  road. 

5  Within  his  sacred  walls, 

We  shall  be  ever  blest ; 
We'll  follow  where  our  Father  calls, 
And  seek  his  heavenly  rest 

321.  CM.    Dobell's  Coll. 

1  AGAIN,  indulgent  Lord,  return, 

With  sweet  and  quickening  grace, 
To  cheer  and  warm  our  sluggish  souls, 
And  speed  us  in  our  race. 

2  Awake,  our  love,  our  faith,  our  hope, 

Our  fortitude,  and  joy ;  . 
Vain  world,  begone — let  things  above 
Our  happy  thoughts  employ. 

3  Whilst  thee,  our  Saviour,  and  our  God, 

We  would  for  ever  own  ; 
Drive  each  rebellious,  rival  lust, 
Each  traitor,  from  the  throne. 

4  Instruct  our  minds — our  wills  subdue, 

To  heaven  our  passions  raise  ; 
And  let  our  lives  for  ever  be 
Devoted  to  thy  praise. 

322.  P.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  to  hate  evil. 

1  NOW  while  we  try  our  hearts 

By  thine  unerring  word, 

Each  conscience  can  assert 

We  truly  fear  the  Lord. 


314  THE    CHRISTIAN  LIFE 

We  cannot  tread  the  paths  of  sin, 
We  long  for  holiness  within. 

2  Yes,  holiness  of  heart, 

We  would  more  largely  share ; 
We  mourn  with  inward  smart 

The  evils  that  are  there. 
We  hate  our  thoughts  when  they  are  vain, 
We  would  from  every  sin  abstain. 

3  We  hate  our  wretched  pride, 

Our  covetous  desires ; 
We'd  have  them  crucified, 

For  God  the  heart  requires. 
Great  God,  do  thou  these  foes  subdue, 
O  make  us  more  sincere  and  true. 

4  We'd  live  alone  to  thee, 

We  love  t'  obey  thy  word, 
Well  pleas'd  that  thou  shouldst  be 

Our  Saviour  and  our  Lord. 
To  thee  we  now  resign  each  heart, 
Renew  it,  Lord,  in  every  part. 

323.         C.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

Jesus  Christ,  both  theirs  and  ours. 

1  SWEET  are  the  gifts  which  gracious  heav'n 

On  true  believers  pours ; 
But  the  best  gift  is  grace  to  know 
That  Jesus  Christ  is  ours. 

2  Our  Jesus !  what  rich  drops  of  bliss 

Descend  in  copious  show'rs, 
When  ruin'd  sinners,  such  as  we, 
By  faith  can  call  him  ours. 

3  Differ  we  may  in  age  and  state, 

Learning  and  mental  powers, 
But  all  the  saints  may  join  and  shout, 
Dear  Jesus  !  thou  art  ours. 

4  Let  those  who  know  our  Jesus  not, 

Delight  in  earth's  gay  flowers ; 
We,  glorying  in  our  better  lot, 
Rejoice  that  he  is  ours. 

5  When  hope  with  elevated  flight, 

Toward  heaven  in  rapture  towers, 
'Tis  this  supports  our  vent'rous  wing, 
We  know  that  Christ  is  ours 


AND   CHARACTER.  315 

6  Time,  which  this  world  with  all  its  joys 
With  eager  haste  devours, 
May  take  inferior  things  away, 
But  Jesus  still  is  ours. 

324.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Strength  equal  to  our  day. 

1  NOW  let  the  feeble  all  he  strong, 
And  make  Jehovah's  arm  their  song ; 
His  shield  is  spread  o'er  every  saint ; 
And,  thus  supported,  who  shall  faint  1 

2  What  though  the  hosts  of  hell  engage 
With  mingled  cruelty  and  rage  ! 

A  faithful  God  restrains  their  hands, 
And  chains  them  down  in  iron  bands. 

3  Bound  by  his  word,  he  will  display 
A  strength  proportion'd  to  our  day: 
And,  when  united  trials  meet, 
Will  show  a  path  of  safe  retreat. 

4  Thus  far  we  prove  that  promise  good, 
Which  Jesus  ratify'd  with  blood  : 
Still  is  he  gracious,  wise,  and  just ; 
And  still,  in  him,  let  Israel  trust. 

325.  L.  M.    Gibbons. 
Imitation  of  Christ's  Beneficence. 

1  WHEN  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 
What  were  his  works  from  day  to  day, 
But  miracles  of  pow'r  and  grace, 

That  spread  salvation  through  our  race  1 

2  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  thy  steps  pursue ; 
Let  alms  bestow'd,  let  kindness  done, 
Be  witness'd  by  each  rolling  sun. 

3  That  man  may  last  but  never  lives, 
Who  much  receives,  but  nothing  gives ; 
Who  none  can  love,  whom  none  can  thank, 
Creation's  blot,  creation's  blank  : 

4  But  he  who  marks,  from  day  to  day, 
In  gen'rous  acts  his  radiant  way, 
Treads  the  same  path  his  Saviour  trod, 
The  path  to  glory  and  to  God. 


316  THE    CHRISTIAN   LIFE 

326.  L.  M.    Scott. 

Against  Persecution  and  Intolerance. 

1  ABSURD  and  vain  attempt !  to  bind 
With  iron  chains  the  free-born  mind  ; 
To  force  conviction,  and  reclaim 
The  wand'ring,  by  destructive  flame. 

2  Bold  arrogance  !  to  snatch  from  heav'n 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  giv'n ; 

O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne, 
Accountable  to  God  alone. 

3  Jesus,  thy  gentle  law  of  love 
Doth  no  such  cruelties  approve ; 
Mild  as  thyself,  thy  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  what  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reason  strong, 
It  draws  the  willing  mind  along ; 
And  conquests  to  thy  church  acquires 
By  eloquence  which*  heaven  inspires. 

32/.  L.  M.    Jarvis. 

Integrity,  fortitude,  and  joy. 

1  THE  man.  whose  firm  and  equal  mind 
To  solid  glory  is  inclin'd, 
Determih'd  will  his  path  pursue, 

And  keep  the  godlike  prize  in  view. 

2  His  calm,  undaunted,  manly  breast, 
Of  virtue,  honour,  truth  possest, 
Will  stem  the  torrent  of  the  age, 
And  fearless  tread  this  mortal  stage. 

3  Amidst  th'  assailing  ills  of  life, 
Pride,  passion,  malice,  envy,  strife ; 
He'll  act  his  part  without  disguise, 
Intrepid,  generous,  just  and  wise. 

4  In  conscious  rectitude  secure, 
This  man,  unshaken,  shall  endure 
Of  human  woes  the  num'rous  train, 
Oppression,  bondage,  sickness,  pain. 

5  And  when,  at  last,  th'  eternal  Power 
Shall  fix  th'  irrevocable  hour; 

That  solemn  hour  which  none  can  fly, 
Since  'tis  decreed  that  all  must  die : 


AND   CHARACTER.  317 

6  Conscious  of  sov'reign  mercy  near, 
Its  voice  shall  banish  ev'ry  fear ; 
While  faith  and  hope  in  joys  to  come, 
Waft  him  to  realms  beyond  the  tomb. 

328.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

Paul's  solicitude  to  finish  his  course  with  joy. 

1  ASSIST  us,  Lord,  thy  name  to  praise, 
For  this  rich  gospel  of  thy  grace ; 
And,  that  our  hearts  may  love  it  more, 
Teach  them  to  feel  its  vital  pow'r. 

2  With  joy  may  we  our  course  pursue, 
And  keep  the  crown  of  life  in  view ; 
That  crown,  which  in  one  hour  repays 
The  labour  of  ten  thousand  days. 

3  Should  bonds  or  death  obstruct  our  way, 
Unmov'd,  their  terrors  we'll  survey ; 
And  the  last  hour  improve  for  thee, 
The  last  of  life  or  liberty. 

4  Welcome  those  bands  which  may  unite 
Our  souls  to  their  supreme  delight ; 
Welcome  that  death,  whose  painful  strife 
Bears  us  to  Christ  our  better  life. 

O-Zv.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  joy  of  the  Lord  is  your  strength. 

1  JOY  is  a  fruit  that  will  not  grow 

In  nature's  barren  soil  ; 
All  we  can  boast  till  Christ  we  know, 
Is  vanity  and  toil. 

2  But  where  the  Lord  has  planted  grace,  • 

And  made  his  glories  known  ; 
There  fruits  of  heav'nly  joy  and  peace 
Are  found,  and  there  alone. 

3  A  bleeding  Saviour,  seen  by  faith, 

A  sense  of  pard'ning  love, 
A  hope  that  triumphs  over  death, 
Give  joys  like  those  above. 

4  To  take  a  glimpse  within  the  veil, 

To  know  that  God  is  mine, 
Are  springs  of  joy  that  never  fail, 
Unspeakable !  divine ! 


310  CHRISTIAN    GRACES 

5  These  are  the  joys  which  satisfy, 

And  sanctify  the  mind  ; 
Which  make  the  spirit  mount  on  high, 
And  leave  the  world  behind. 

6  No  more,  believers,  mourn  your  lot ; 

But  if  you  are  the  Lord's, 
Resign  to  them  that  know  him  not 
Such  joys  as  earth  affords. 

330.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  death  of  Stephen. 

1  AS  some  tall  rock  amidst  the  waves 
The  fury  of  the  tempest  braves, 
While  the  fierce  billows,  tossing  high, 
Break  at  its  foot,  and  murm'ring  die  ; 

2  Thus  they  who  in  the  Lord  confide, 
Though  foes  assault  on  ev'ry  side, 
Cannot  be  mov'd  or  overthrown, 
For  Jesus  makes  their  cause  his  own. 

3  So  faithful  Stephen,  undismay'd, 
The  malice  of  the  Jews  survey'd  ; 
The  holy  joy  which  fill'd  his  breast, 
A  lustre  on  his  face  impress'd. 

4  "  Behold  !  he  said,  the  world  of  light 
Is  open'd  to  my  strengthen'd  sight; 
My  glorious  Lord  appears  in  view, 
That  Jesus  whom  ye  lately  slew." 

5  With  such  a  friend  and  witness  near, 
No  form  of  death  could  make  him  fear  ; 
Calm,  amidst  show'rs  of  stones,  he  kneels, 
And  only  for  his  murd'rers  feels. 

6  May  we  by  faith,  perceive  thee  thus, 
Dear  Saviour,  ever  near  to  us ! 

This  sight  our  peace  through  life  shall  keep, 
And  death  be  fear'd  no  more  than  sleep. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES  ALPHABETICALLY  ARRANGED* 

331.  S.  M.    J.Wesley. 

The  Christian  Armour. 
1      SOLDIERS  of  Christ,  arise, 
And  put  your  armour  on  ; 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  3L9 

Strong  in  the  strength  which  God  supplies, 
In  his  beloved  Son. 

2  Strong  in  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
And  mighty  in  his  pow'r ; 

Who  in  the  strength  of  Jesus  trusts 
Is  more  than  conqueror. 

3  Put  on  then,  for  the  fight, 
The  armour  of  your  God  ; 

And,  trusting  in  your  Leader's  might, 
Pursue  the  path  he  trod. 

4  Lord,  grant,  that  all  things  done, 
And  all  our  conflicts  past, 

We  may  o'ercome,  through  thee  alone, 
And  stand  entire  at  last. 

332.  148th.    Anonymous. 

1  SOLDIERS  of  Christ,  arise, 
And  put  your  armour  on  ; 
Engage  your  enemies, 

Let  every  fear  be  gone : 
Now  take  the  field,  the  fight  renew, 
And  never  yield,  though  faint,  pursue. 

2  Though  sin,  and  death,  and  hell, 
Your  heav'nly  march  oppose  ; 
Fear  not,  it  shall  be  well, 

God  will  confound  your  foes: 
Go  on,  ye  saints,  the  fight  renew, 
And  Gideon  like,  though  faint,  pursue. 

3  Ne'er  lay  your  weapons  down, 
Till  death  shall  close  the  strife  ; 
Till  you  receive  a  crown 

Of  everlasting  life  : 
On  God  depend,  the  fight  renew, 
As  Gideon  conquer'd,  so  shall  you. 

4  Come  feed  on  heav'nly  bread, 
'Twill  make  you  strong  to  fight ; 
God  will  supply  your  need, 
And  put  your  foes  to  flight: 

His  arm  is  strong,  his  word  is  true, 
Ye  samts,  go  on,  though  faint,  pursue. 


320  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

333.  C.  M.    Dr.  Gekcory. 
Christian  Benevolence. 

1  SWEET  is  the  love  that  mutual  glows, 

Within  each  brother's  breast, 
And  binds  in  gentlest  bonds  each  heart, 
All  blessing  and  all  blessed  : 

2  Sweet  as  the  odorous  balsam  poured 

On  Aaron's  sacred  head, 
Which  o'er  his  beard,  and  down  his  vest, 
A  breathing  fragrance  shed ; 

3  Like  morning  dews,  on  Zion's  mount 

That  spread  their  silver  rays  ; 
And  deck  with  gems  the  verdant  pomp ; 
Which  Hermon's  top  displays. 

4  To  such,  the  Lord  of  life  and  love 

His  blessing  shall  extend  ; 
On  earth  a  life  of  joy  and  peace, 
And  life  that  ne'er  shall  end. 

334.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  O  WHAT  stupendous  mercy  shines 
Around  the  Majesty  of  heaven  ! 
Rebels,  he  deigns  to  call  his  sons, 
Their  souls  renew'd,  their-sins  forgiv'n. 

2  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine, 
The  grace  that  blazes  like  a  sun  ; 

Hold  forth  your  fair,  though  feeble  light, 
Through  all  your  lives  let  mercy  run 

3  Upon  your  bounty's  willing  wings, 
Swift  let  the  kind  assistance  fly  ; 
The  hungry  feed,  the  naked  cloth 
To  pain  and  sickness  help  apply. 

4  Pity  the  weeping  widow's  wo, 
And  be  her  counsellor  and  stay ; 
Adopt  the  fatherless,  and  soothe 
The  much  afflicted  on  their  way. 

5  When  all  is  done,  renounce  your  deeds, 
Renounce  self-righteousness  with  scorn  ; 
Thus  will  you  glorify  your  God, 

And  thus  the  Christian  name  adorn. 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  321 

335.  C.  M.    61.    Cotton. 

Contentment. 

1  O  LET  us,  with  a  grateful  mind, 
Take  what  our  Father,  ever-kind, 

So  liberally  bestows ! 
Yet  if  our  earthly  store  be  small, 
In  thankfulness  improve  it  all 

To  him  from  whom  it  flows. 

2  To  be  resigned,  when  ills  betide, 
Patient,  when  favours  ai-e  denied, 

And  pleased  with  favours  given  ; 
This,  gracious  God  !  is  wisdom's  part ; 
This  is  that  incense  of  the  heart, 

"Vyhose  fragrance  reaches  heaven. 

3  Thus  through  life's  changing  scenes  we'll  go. 
Its  checkered  paths  of  joy  and  wo, 

With  cautious  steps  we'll  tread  ; 
Quit  its  vain  scenes  without  a  tear, 
Without  a  trouble  or  a  fear, 

And  mingle  with  the  dead : 

4  While  conscience,  like  a  faithful  friend, 
Shall  thi-ough  the  gloomy  vale  attend, 

And  cheer  our  dying  breath  ; 
Shall,  when  all  other  comforts  cease, 
Like  a  kind  angel  whisper  peace, 

And  smooth  the  bed  of  death. 

336.  C.  M.    Steele. 

1  FATHER,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 

Thy  sovereign  will  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace 
Let  this  petition  rise : — 

2  "  Give  us  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free ; 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  us  live  to  thee. 

3  "Oh  let  the  hope  that  we  are  thine, 

Our  life  and  death  attend — 
Thy  presence  tlirough  our  journey  shine, 
And  crown  our  journey's  end." 


322  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

oS7.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

1  FOUNTAIN  of  blessings  ever  bless'd, 
Enriching  all,  of  all  possess'd, 

By  whom  the  whole  creation's  fed, 
Give  us,  each  day,  our  daily  bread. 

2  To  thee  our  very  life  we  owe, 
From  thee  do  all  our  comforts  flow  ; 
And  ev'ry  blessing  which  we  need 
Must  from  thy  bounteous  hand  proceed. 

3  Great  things  are  not  what  we  desire, 
Nor  dainty  meat,  nor  rich  attire  ; 
Content  with  little  would  we  be, 
That  little,  Lord,  must  come  from  thee. 

4  While  wicked  men  with  all  their  store, 
Are  ever  grasping  after  more ; 

With  Agur's  wish  we're  satisfied, 
Nor  grudge  them  all  the  world  beside. 

338.  C.  ML    J.  Newtox. 

Confidence  in  God. 

1  O  HAPPY  they  who  know  the  Lord, 

With  whom  he  deigns  to  dwell ; 
He  feeds  and  cheers  them  by  his  word, 
His  arm  supports  them  well. 

2  To  them,  in  each  distressing  hour, 

His  throne  of  grace  is  near ; 
And  when  they  plead  his  love  and  power. 
He  stands  engaged  to  hear. 

3  He  helped  his  saints  in  ancient  days 

Who  trusted  in  his  name ; 
And  we  can  witness  to  his  praise, 
His  love  is  still  the  same. 

4  His  presence  sweetens  all  our  cares, 

And  makes  our  burdens  light ; 

A  word  from  him  dispels  our  fears, 

And  gilds  the  gloom  of  night. 

5  Lord,  we  expect  to  suffer  here, 

Nor  would  we  dare  repine ; 
But  give  us  still  to  find  thee  near, 
And  own  us  still  for  thine. 

6  Let  us  enjoy  and  highly  prize 

The  tokens  of  thy  love, 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  323 

Till  thou  bid  us  immortal  rise 
To  worship  thee  above. 

339.  L.  M.    Scott. 
Charitable  Judgment. 

1  ALL-SEEING  God !  'tis  thine  to  know 
The  springs  whence  wrong  opinions  flow ; 
To  judge  from  principles  within, 

When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  sin. 

2  Who  among  men,  great  Lord  of  all, 
Thy  servant  to  his  bar  shall  call  1 
Judge  him,  for  modes  of  faith,  thy  foe, 
And  doom  him  to  the  realms  of  wo  1 

3  Who  with  another's  eye  can  read  % 
Or  woi-ship  by  another's  creed  1 
Trusting  thy  grace,  we  form  our  own, 
And  bow  to  thy  commands  alone. 

4  If  wrong,  correct ;  accept,  if  right ; 
While  faithful,  we  improve  our  light, 
Condemning  none,  but  zealous  still 
To  learn  and  follow  all  thy  will. 

340.  S.  M.    Cowper. 
Dependance  on  God. 

1  TO  keep  the  lamp  alive, 
With  oil  we  fill  the  bowl ; 

'Tis  water  makes  the  willow  thrive, 
And  grace  that  feeds  the  soul. 

2  The  Lord's  unsparing  hand 
Supplies  the  living  stream ; 

It  is  not  at  our  own  command, 
But  still  derived  from  him. 

3  Man's  wisdom  is  to  seek 
His  strength  in  God  alone ; 

And  e'en  an  angel  would  be  weak, 
Who  trusted  in  his  own. 

4  Retreat  beneath  his  wings, 
And  in  his  grace  confide ; 

This  more  exalts  the  King  of  kings, 
Than  all  your  works  beside. 

5  In  God  is  all  our  store, 
Grace  issues  from  his  throne ; 


324  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

Whoever  says,  "  I  want  no  more," 
Confesses  he  has  none. 

341.  C.  M.    Ryland. 
Delight  in  God. 

1  O  Lord,  we  would  delight  in  thee, 

And  on  thy  care  depend  ; 

To  thee  in  ev'ry  trouble  flee, 

Our  best,  our  only  friend. 

2  When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 

Thy  fulness  is  the  same  ; 
May  we  with  this  be  satisfied, 
And  glory  in  thy  name. 

3  Why  should  the  soul  a  drop  bemoan, 

Who  has  a  fountain  near ; 
A  fountain  which  will  ever  run 
With  waters  sweet  and  clear  1 

4  O,  that  we  had  but  stronger  faith, 

To  look  within  the  veil, 
To  credit  what  the  Saviour  saith, 
Whose  word  can  never  fail ! 

5  O  Lord,  we  cast  our  care  on  thee, 

We  triumph  and  adore ; 
Henceforth  our  great  concern  shall  be, 
To  love  and  please  thee  more. 

342.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 
Delight  and  Holy  Zeal. 

1  YE  servants  of  the  Lord, 
Each  in  his  office  wait ; 

Observant  of  his  heav'nly  word, 
And  watchful  at  his  gate. 

2  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 
And  trim  the  golden  flame ; 

Gird  up  your  loins,  as  in  his  sight, 
For  awful  is  his  name. 

3  Watch,  'tis  your  Lord's  command, 
And  while  we  speak,  he  's  near  ; 

Mark  the  first  signal  of  his  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4  O  happy  servant  he, 

In  such  a  posture  found ! 


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He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honour  crown'd. 

343.  L.  M.    Beddome. 
Equity  and  Candour. 

1  HEAR  what  the  holy  prophets  teach, 
The  scorner's  seat  with  care  decline ; 
Keep  silence  still,  or  let  your  speech 
Be  seasoned  well  with  grace  divine. 

2  Reproachful  words  put  far  away, 

Seek  to  conceal  your  neighbour's  blame ; 
Dare  not  his  secret  faults  betray, 
Or  his  infirmities  proclaim. 

3  Give  no  offence  to  Greek  or  Jew, 
But  follow  peace  with  all  mankind  ; 
Let  love  through  all  your  actions  flow, 
Ingenious,  free,  and  unconfined. 

4  Fly  faction,  strife  and  fierce  debate, 
From  wrath  and  bitterness  abstain  ; 
The  measure  you  to  others  mete, 
Others  will  mete  to  you  again. 

344.  CM.    Watts. 
Faith  of  Things  not  seen. 

1  FAITH  is  the  brightest  evidence 

Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 
Breaks  thro'  the  clouds  of  flesh  and  sense, 
And  dwells  in  heav'nly  light. 

2  It  sets  time  past  in  present  view, 

Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  tilings  a  thousand  years  ago, 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3  By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 

By  God's  almighty  word  : 
Abra'm  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obey'd  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city  far  and  high, 

Built  by  th'  Eternal  hands ; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heav'nly  building  stands. 


326  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

345.  L.  M.'  Watts. 
Walking  by  Faith. 

1  'TIS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come, 

We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night ; 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide — and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies ; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear ; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 
While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray, 

Though  lions  roar — and  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 

346.  C.  If.    Turner. 

1  FAITH  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss. 

And  saves  us  from  its  snares : 
It  yields  support  in  all  our  toils, 
And  softens  all  our  cares. 

2  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  power, 

The  healing  balm  to  give  ; 
That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer, 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

3  Wide  it  unveils  the  heavenly  worlds, 

Where  endless  pleasures  reign ; 
It  bids  us  seek  our  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  us  seek  in  vain. 

4  Faith  shows  the  pi-omises,  all  sealed 

With  our  Redeemer's  blood ; 
It  helps  our  feeble  hope  to  rest 
Upon  a  faithful  God. 

5  There,  still  unshaken,  would  we  rest 

Till  this  frail  body  dies  ; 
And  then  on  faith's  triumphant  wing, 
To  endless  glory  rise. 

347.  C  M.    Watts. 
Faith  without  Works  is  dead. 

I  MISTAKEN  souls,  that  dream  of  heaven, 
And  make  their  empty  boast 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  327 

Of  inward  joys,  and  sins  forgiven. 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust ! 

2  Vain  are  our  fancy's  airy  flights. 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead  ; 

None  but  a  living  power  unites 

To  Christ,  the  living  head. 

3  'Tis  faith  that  purines  the  heart ; 

'Tis  faith  that  works  by  love  ; 

That  bids  all  sinful  joys  depart. 

And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  This  faith  shall  every  fear  control 

By  its  celestial  power : 
With  holy  triumph  fill  the  soul 
In  death's  approaching  hour. 

34S.  C.  M.    Needham. 

Faith  of  the  Ancients. 

1  RISE,  O  oui'  souls,  pursue  the  path 

By  ancient  heroes  trod : 
Ambitious  view  those  holy  men, 
Who  liv'd  and  walk'd  with  God. 

2  Though  dead,  they  speak  in  reason's  ear, 

And  in  example  live ; 
Their  faith,  and  hope,  and  mighty  deeds, 
Still  fresh  instruction  give. 

3  'Twas  through  the  Lamb's  most  precious 

They  conquered  ev'ry  foe  ;  [blood, 

And  to  his  power  and  matchless  grace, 
Their  crowns  and  honour  owe. 

4  Lord,  may  we  ever  keep  in  view 

The  patterns  thou  hast  giv'n ; 

And  ne'er  forsake  the  blessed  road, 

Which  led  them  safe  to  heav'n. 

349.       L.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

Instability  without  Faith. 

1  ATTEND,  our  souls,  and  trembling  hear, 
This  awful  truth  demands  your  fear  : 
Persisting  still  to  disbelieve, 

No  hope  nor  grace  can  you  receive. 

2  Attend  to  what  th'  Eternal  saith, 
And  pray  incessantly  for  faith  ; 


328  CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

Lest  in  an  awful  hastening  hour, 
We  fall  to  be  restor'd  no  more. 

3  Pray  for  that  faith  which  stands  sincere, 
Which  strives  till  death  to  persevere  ; 
That  faith  which  treads  the  tempter  down, 
Which  apprehends  the  heav'nly  crown. 

4  That  faith  which  gladdens  all  the  heart, 
Cleansing  the  soul  through  ev'ry  part ; 
That  faith  which  justifies,  which  draws 
The  will  t'  obey  Jehovah's  laws. 

5  O  precious  faith  ! — may  we  be  found 
Establish'd  on  its  happy  ground  ; 
Instruct  us,  Jesus,  from  above, 

And  build  us  up  in  faith  and  love. 

6  Then  let  the  rising  billows  roll, 
Faith  is  the  anchor  of  each  soul ; 
We're  well  secur'd  on  ev'ry  side, 
Fix'd  firm  in  Christ,  our  rock,  our  guide. 

350.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Faith  prevailing  in  Trouble. 

1  IF,  through  unruffled  seas, 

Toward  heaven  we  calmly  sail, 
With  grateful  hearts,  O  God,  to  thee, 
We'll  own  the  fostering  gale. 

2  But  should  the  surges  rise, 

And  rest  delay  to  come, 
Blest  be  the  sorrow— kind  the  storm, 
Which  drives  us  nearer  home. 

3  Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 

All  yield  to  thy  control : 
Thy  tender  mercies  shall  illume 
The  midnight  of  the  soul. 

4  Teach  us,  in  every  state, 

To  make  thy  will  our  own ; 
And  when  the  joys  of  sense  depart 
To  live  by  faith  alone. 

351.  CM.    Exeter  Coll. 
Fortitude  founded  on  Godly  Fear. 

1  BLEST  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord  ; 
His  well  established  mind, 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.  329 

In  every  varying  scene  of  life, 
Shall  true  composure  find. 

2  Oft  through  the  deep  and  stormy  sea 

The  heavenly  footsteps  lie ; 
But  on  a  glorious'world  heyond 
His  faith  can  fix  its  eye. 

3  Though  dark  his  present  prospects  be, 

And  sorrows  round  him  dwell, 
Yet  hope  can  whisper  to  his  soul, 
That  all  shall  issue  well. 

4  Full  in  the  presence  of  his  God, 

Through  every  scene  he  goes, 
And,  fearing  him,  no  other  fear 
His  steadfast  bosom  knows. 

352.  L.  M.     Scott. 

The  Fear  of  God. 

1  GREAT  Author  of  all  nature's  frame ! 
Holy  and  reverend  is  thy  name ; 
Thou  Lord  of  life,  and  Lord  of  death ! 
Worlds  rise  and  vanish  at  thy  breath. 

2  But  blest  are  they,  O  gracious  Lord ! 
Who  fear  thy  name  and  keep  thy  word ; 
Thy  wisdom  guides,  thy  power  defends 
Their  life,  till  life  its  journey  ends. 

3  O  that  our  souls  with  awful  sense 
Of  thy  transcendent  excellence, 
May  close  the  day,  the  day  begin, 
Watchful  against  each  darling  sin  ! 

4  Never,  O  never  from  the  heart, 
May  this  great  principle  depart, 
But  act  with  unabating  power 
Within  us  to  our  latest  hour ! 

353.  C.  M.  Fawcbtt. 

Godliness. 

1  HOW  vast  the  blessings,  how  divine, 

From  Godliness  which  flow ' 
Not  men,  nor  angels,  should  they  join, 
Can  half  its  value  show ; 

2  Ten  thousand  comforts  it  procures 

To  Christians,  while  on  earth ; 


330  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

_t  endless  happiness  secures, 
And  frees  Irom  endless  death. 

3  God,  for  himself,  hath  set  apart 

The  godly,  whom  he  loves : 
They  have  a  place  within  his  heart ; 
Their  conduct  he  approves. 

4  A  glorious  kingdom,  and  a  crown, 

Christ  will  on  such  bestow ; 
In  them  the  seeds  of  bliss  are  sown, 
And  fruits  of  glory  grow. 

354.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

Gratitude. 

1  YE  saints  of  ev'ry  rank,  with  joy, 

To  God  your  offerings  bring ; 
Let  towns  and  cities,  hills,  and  vales, 
With  loud  hosannas  ring. 

2  Let  him  receive  the  glory  due 

To  his  exalted  name ; 
With  thankful  hearts  and  voices  rais'd, 
His  wondrous   deeds  proclaim. 

3  Praise  him  in  elevated  strains 

And  make  the  world  to  know, 
How  great  the  Master  whom  you  serve, 
And  yet  how  gracious  too. 

355.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Gratitude  to  Christ. 

1  TO  him  who  on  the  fatal  cross, 
Pour'd  out  his  blood,  his  life,  for  us ; 
In  grateful  strains  our  voice  we'll  raise, 
And  in  his  service  spend  our  days. 

2  To  list'ning  multitudes  we'll  tell 
How  he  redeem'd  our  souls  from  hell ; 
And  how,  reposing  on  his  breast, 

We  lost  our  cares,  and  found  our  rest. 

3  Through  him  our  sins  are  all  forgiv'n, 
He  ever  pleads  our  cause  in  heav'n  ; 
We'll  build  an  altar  to  bis  name, 
And  to  the  world  his  grace  proclaim. 


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356.  -      L.  M.    Beddome. 

Growing  in  Grace. 

1  FATHER  of  spirits,  grant  that  we 
May  more  and  more  resemble  thee ; 
Daily  from  strength  to  strength  proceed, 
Christians  in  name  and  so  in  deed. 

2  In  our  whole  lives  may  we  express. 
The  truth  and  energy  of  grace  ; 

A  lively  faith,  an  humble  fear, 
And  be  in  truth  what  we  appear. 

3  By  our  exact  obedience  show, 
What  we  to  thy  rich  mercy  owe ; 
And  thus  a  bright  example  give, 

To  teach  the  world  how  they  should  live. 

4  Not  tire  nor  stop,  but  still  press  on, 
To  finish  well  the  course  begun ; 
And  then  receive  the  great  reward, 
For  such  and  only  such  prepared. 

357.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Hope  in  the  Covenant. 

1  HOW  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 
To  rend  our  souls  from  thee,  our  God ! 
But  everlasting  is  thy  love, 

And  Jesus  seal'd  it  with  his  blood. 

2  The  oath  and  promise  of  the  Lord, 
Join  to  confirm  the  wondrous    grace  ; 
Eternal  pow'r  performs  the  word, 
And  fills  all  heav'n  with  endless  praise. 

3  Amidst  temptations  sharp  and  long, 
Our  souls  to  this  dear  refuge  fly ; 
Hope  is  our  anchor  firm  and  strong, 
Till  tempests  cease  and  billows  die. 

4  The  gospel  bears  our  spirits  up : 
A  faithful  and  unchanging  God 
Laid  the  foundation  for  our  hope, 
In  oaths,  and  promises,  and  blood. 

358.  CM.    Watts. 

Hope  of  heaven  by  the  resurrection  of  Christ 
1  BLESS'D  be  the  everlasting  God 
The  Father  of  our  Lord : 


332  CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

Be  his  abounding  mercy  prais'd, 
His  majesty  ador'd. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son, 

And  call'd  him  to  the  sky; 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 

That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  our  mortal  state  require 

Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust ; 
Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose, 
So  all  his  follow'rs  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Reserv'd  against  that  day  ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefil'd, 
And  cannot  fade  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  pow'r  of  God  are  kept, 

Till  the  salvation  come  ;  - 
We  walk  by  faith,  as  strangers  here, 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 

359.  L.  M.    Steele. 

Hope  encouraged  by  Divine  Perfections. 

1  WHY  sinks  our  weak  desponding  mind  1 
Why  heave  our  hearts  the  anxious  sigh! 
Can  sov'reign  goodness  be  unkind  ? 

Are  we  not  safe  when  God  is  nigh  ? 

2  He  holds  all  nature  in  his  hand, 
That  gracious  hand,  on  which  we  live, 
Does  life,  and  time,  and  death  command, 
And  has  immortal  joys  to  give. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  our  fainting  frame  ; 
On  him  alone  our  hopes  recline  ; 

The  wondrous  glories  of  his  name,   [shine.! 
How  wide  they  spread,   how  bright  they 

4  Infinite  wisdom  !  boundless  pow'r! 
Unchanging  faithfulness  and  love  ! 
Here  let  us  trust,  while  we  adore, 
Tsor  from  our  refuge  e'er  remove. 

5  Forgive  our  doubts,  O  gracious  Lord  ! 
And  ease  the  sorrows  of  each  breast ; 
Speak  to  our  souls  the  cheering  word, 
That  we  are  thine :  we  then  are  blest. 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  333 

360.  C.  M.    Heginbotham. 

Good  Hope  through  Grace. 

1  COME  humble  souls,  ye  mourners  come, 

And  wipe  away  your  tears  : 

Adieu  to  all  your  sad  complaints, 

Your  sorrows  and  your  fears. 

2  Come,  shout  aloud  the  Father's  grace, 

And  sing  the  Saviour's  love  : 
Soon  shall  you  join  the  glorious  theme, 
In  loftier  strains  above. 

3  Thanks  to  our  God  for  ev'ry  gift 

His  bounteous  hands  bestow ; 
And  thanks  eternal  for  that  love 
Whence  all  those  comforts  flow. 

4  For  ever  let  our  grateful  hearts 

His  bount'ous  grace  adore  ; 
Which  gives  ten  thousand  blessings  now, 
And  bids  us  hope  for  more. 

5  Transporting  hope  !  still  or.  our  souls 

May  his  sweet  glories  shine, 
Till  all  our  pow'rs  are  lost  in  joys, 
Immortal  and  divine. 

L>Ul.  7s.  Cennick. 

Rejoicing  in  God. 

1  CHILDREN  of  the  heav'nly  King, 
As  ye  journey,  sweetly  sing ; 
Sing  your  Saviour's  woithy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  works  and  ways. 

2  Ye  are  traveling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  the  fathers'  trod ; 
They  are  happy  now,  and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

3  Shout,  ye  little  flock,  and  blest ! 
You  on  Jesus'  throne  shall  rest ; 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepar'd, 
There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 

4  Fear  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  your  land ; 
Jesus  Christ,  the  Father's  Son, 
Bids  you,  undismay'd,  go  on. 


334  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

5  Lord !  submissive  make  us  go, 
Gladly  leaving  all  below  ; 
Only  thou  our  leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee. 

362.  C.  M.    Coombes. 
Flying  to  Christ  under  trouble. 

1  IN  ev'ry  trouble,  sharp  and  strong, 

Our  souls  to  Jesus  fly : 
Our  anchor — hope  is  firm  in  him, 
When  swelling  billows  rise. 

2  His  comforts  bear  our  spirits  up, 

We  trust  a  faithful  God ; 
The  sure  foundation  of  our  hope 
Is  in  a  Saviour's  blood. 

3  Loud  hallelujahs  sing,  our  souls, 

To  the  Redeemer's  name  ; 
In  joy,  in  sorrow,  life  and  death, 
His  love  is  still  the  same. 

363.  L.  M.    Watts. 

Holiness. 

1  SO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess  ; 

So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  the  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride ; 
While  justice,  temperance,  truth  and  love^ 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope> 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

364.  L.  M.    Enfield. 

Humility. 

1  WHEREFORE  should  man,  frail  child  of 

Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud,     [clay. 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  335 

Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  day, — 

Oh !  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud  { 

2  His  brightest  visions  just  appear, 
Then  vanish,  and  no  more  are  found  ; 
The  stateliest  pile  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  with  the  ground. 

3  By  doubt  perplexed,  in  error  lost, 
With  trembling  step  he  seeks  his  way  ; 
How  vain  of  wisdom's  gift  the  boast ! 
Of  reason's  lamp  how  faint  the  ray ! 

4  Follies  and  crimes,  a  countless  sum, 
Are  crowded  in  life's  little  span : 
How  ill,  alas !  does  pride  become- 
That  erring,  guilty  creature  man  ! 

5  God  of  our  lives !  Father  divine  ! 
Give  us  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  : 
In  modest  worth,  O  may  we  shine. 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find  ' 

365.  7s.    Mad  an'  s  Coll. 
A  prayer  for  Humility. 

1  LORD,  if  thou  thy  grace  impart, — 
Poor  in  spirit,  meek  in  heart, 

We  shall,  as  our  Master,  be 
Rooted  in  humility. 

2  Simple,  teachable,  and  mild, 
Like  unto  a  little  child  ; 

Pleas'd  with  all  the  Lord  provides : 
Wean'd  from  all  the  world  besides. 

3  Father,  fix  our  souls  on  thee ; 
Ev'ry  evil  let  us  flee ; 
Nothing  want,  beneath,  above, — 
Happy  in  thy  precious  love. 

4  Oh,  that  all  may  seek  and  find 
Ev'ry  good  in  Jesus  join'd ! 
Him'let  Israel  still  adore, 

Trust  him,  praise  him,  evermore. 

366.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

Integrity. 
1  GREAT  God,  thy  quickening  grace  impart! 
Impress  thine  image  on  each  heart ; 
And  thence  let  holiness  divine, 
In  all  its  native  lustre  shine. 


336  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

2  Cleanse  us  from  vile  hypocrisy, 
And  let  our  words  and  deeds  agree ; 
Integrity  be  still  our  guard, 

Nor  let  us  think  thy  precepts  hard. 

3  Oh  may  our  help  in  thee  he  found, 
When  others  fall,  to  stand  our  ground  ; 
'Midst  gins  and  snares  hold  on  our  way, 
Till  we  arrive  at  endless  day. 

367.  S.  M.    Watts. 
Ingratitude  deplored. 

1  IS  this  the  kind  return  1 

Are  these  the  thanks  we  owe  ? 
Thus  to  abuse  eternal  love, 
Whence  all  our  blessings  flow  1 

2  To  what  a  stubborn  frame 

Has  sin  reduced  our  mind  ! 
What  strange,  rebellious  wretches  we  ! 
And  God  as  strangely  kind  ! 

3  Turn — turn  us,  mighty  God ! 

And  mould  our  souls  afresh  ! 
Break,  sovereign  grace,  these  hearts  of  stone, 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh. 

4  Let  past  ingratitude 

Provoke  our  weeping  eyes ; 
And  hourly,  as  new  mercies  fall, 
Let  hourly  thanks  arise. 

368.  S.  M.    Watts. 
Christian  Joy. 

1  COME,  we  that  love  the  Lord, 

And  let  our  joys  be  known  : 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  banished  from  the  place  : 
Religion  never  was  designed 
To  make  our  pleasures  less. 

3  The  men  of  grace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below ; 
Celestial  fruits,  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  337 

4  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 
And  every  tear  be  dry : 
We're  marching  thro'  Immanuel's  ground, 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

369.  S.  M.     DODDKIDGE. 

1  NOW  let  our  voices  join 

To  form  a  sacred  song ; 
We,  pilgrims  in  Jehovah's  ways, 
With  praises  pass  along. 

2  How  straight  the  path  appears, 

How  open  and  how  fair ! 
No  lurking  snares  entrap  our  feet, 
No  fierce  destroyer  there. 

3  But  flowers  of  Paradise 

In  rich  profusion  spring ; 
The  Sun  of  glory  gilds  the  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

4  See !  Salem's  golden  spires 

In  beauteous  prospect  rise ; 
And  brighter  crowns  than  mortals  wear, 
Are  sparkling  through  the  skies. 

5  All  honour  to  his  name, 

Who  marks  the  shining  way ; 
And  safely  leads  the  pilgrims  on 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

370.  cm. 

Justice  and  Equity. 

1  COME,  let  us  search  our  ways  and  try ; 

Have  they  been  just  and  right? 
Is  the  great  rule  of  equity, 
Our  practice  and  delight  1 

2  What  we  would  have  our  neighbours  do, 

Have  we  still  done  the  same  1 
From  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due, 
Which  we  from  others  claim  1 

3  Have  we  ne'er  envied  others'  good, 

Ne'er  envied  others'  praise  % 
In  no  man's  path  malignant  stood, 
Nor  used  detraction's  ways  1 
v 


338  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

4  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  i  equest, 

Turned  from  another's  wol 
The  scorn  which  wrings  the  sufferer's  breast, 
Have  we  abhorred  to  show  1 

5  Then  may  we  raise  our  modest  prayer 

To  God,  the  just  and  kind ; 
May  humbly  cast  on  him  our  care, 
And  hope  his  grace  to  find. 

371.  CM.    Doddridge. 
Seeking  the  knowledge  of  God. 

1  SHINE  forth,  Eternal  Source  of  light, 

And  make  thy  glories  known  ; 
Fill  our  enlarged  adoring  sight 
With  lustre  all  thine  own. 

2  Vain  are  the  charms,  and  faint  the  rays 

The  brightest  creatures  boast ; 
And  all  their  grandeur  and  their 
Are  in  thy  presence  lost. 

3  To  know  the  author  of  our  frame 

Is.  our  sublimest  skill : 
True  science  is  to  read  thy  name, 
True  life  t'  obey  thy  will. 

4  For  this  we  long,  for  this  we  pray, 

And  following  on  pursue, 
Till  visions  of  eternal  day 
Fix  and  complete  the  view. 

372.  CM.    Watts. 
Love  the  chief  of  Graces. 

1  HAPPY  the  heart,  where  graces  reign, 

Where  love  inspires  the  breast : 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 
And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2  Knowledge — alas !  'tis  all  in  vain— 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear ; 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign, 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings, 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease ; 
'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
In  realms  of  endless  peace. 


CHRISTIAN  GRACES.  339 

373.  L.  M.    Watts. 

1  HAD  we  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use, 

If  love  be  absent,  we  are  found 
Like  tinkling  brass — an  empty  sound. 

2  Were  we  inspired  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heaven  or  hell ; 
Or  could  our  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  we  are  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  we  distribute  all  our  store 
To  feed  the  hungry — clothe  the  poor; 
Or  give  our  bodies  to  the  flame, 

To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name — 
i  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men 
Be  absent,  all  our  hopes  are  vain  : 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal, 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

374.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Love  to  our  Enemies. 

1  GREAT  Author  of  th'  immortal  mind ! 
For  noblest  thoughts  and  views  design'd, 
Make  me  ambitious  to  express 

The  image  of  thy  holiness. 

2  Wnile  I  thy  boundless  love  admire, 
Grant  me  to  catch  the  sacred  fire ; 
Thus  shall  my  heavenly  birth  be  known, 
And  for  thy  child  thou  wilt  me  own. 

3  Father,  I  see  thy  sun  arise 

To  cheer  thy  friends  and  enemies  ; 

And,  when  thy  rain  from  heaven  descends, 

Thy  bounty  both  alike  befriends. 

4  Enlarge  my  soul  with  love  like  thine  ; 
My  moral  pow'rs  by  grace  refine ; 

So  shall  I  leel  another's  wo, 
And  cheerful  feed  a  hungry  foe. 

375.  S.  M.    Fawcett. 
Love  to  the  Brethren. 

1  BLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  christian  love ; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 


340  CHRISTIAN  GRACES. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne, 

We  pour  our  ardent  pray'rs  : 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear; 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  us  inward  pain ; 
But  we  shall  still  be  join'd  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

1}  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 
And  sin,  we  shall  be  free ; 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 

376.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  GREAT  Spirit  of  immortal  love  ! 
Vouchsafe  our  frozen  hearts  to  move  ; 
With  ardour  strong  these  breasts  inflame 
To  all  that  own  a  Saviour's  name. 

2  Still  let  the  heav'nly  fire  endure, 
Fervent  and  vig'rous,  true  and  pure  ; 
Let  every  heart,  and  every  hand 
Join  in  the  dear  fraternal  band. 

3  Celestial  Dove !  descend,  and  bring 
The  smiling  blessings  on  thy  wing ; 
And  make  us  taste  those  sweets  below, 
Which  in  the  blissful  mansions  grow. 

37  ( .  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

Love  to  our  Enemies. 
1  ALOUD  we  sing  the  wondrous  grace, 
Christ  to  his  murd'rers  bare ; 
Which  made  the  torturing  cross  its  throne, 
And  hung  its  trophies  there. 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  341 

2  "Father  forgive !"  his  mercy  cried, 

With  his  expiring  breath ; 
And  drew  eternal  blessings  down, 
On  those  who  wrought  his  death. 

3  Jesus,  this  wondrous  love  we  sing ! 

And,  whilst  we  sing,  admire  ; 
Breathe  on  our  souls,  and  kindle  there 
The  same  celestial  fire. 

4  Sway'd  by  thy  dear  example,  we 

For  enemies  will  pray : 
With  love,  their  hatred,  and  their  curse, 
With  blessings,  we'll  repay. 

378.  L.  M.    Brown. 
Love  to  all  Mankind. 

1  O  GOD,  our  Father,  and  our  King, 
Of  all  we  have,  or  hope,  the  spring ! 
Send  down  thy  spirit  from  above, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  heavenly  love. 

2  May  we  from  every  act  abstain, 
That  gives  another's  bosom  pain : 
And  bear  a  sympathizing  part, 
Whene'r  we  meet  a  wounded  heart. 

3  And  though  our  neighbour's  hate  we  prove, 
Still  let  us  vanquish  hate  with  love ; 

And  every  secret  wish  suppress, 
That  would  abridge  his  happiness. 

4  Let  love  through  all  our  conduct  shine, 
An  image  fair,  though  faint,  of  thine ! 
Thus  let  us  his  disciples  prove, 

Who  came  to  manifest  thy  love. 

379.  L.  M.    Scott. 

Meekness. 

1  LO !  what  confusion  rends  the  mind, 
When  by  its  own  fierce  tempests  tost ; 
When  reason  is  to  rage  resigned, 
And  in  the  whirl  of  passion  lost ! 

2  Happy  the  meek  !  whose  gentle  breast, 
Clear  as  the  summer's  evening  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  blest, 
Enjoys  on  earth  celestial  day. 


342  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

3  His  heart  no  broken  friendships  sting, 
No  jars  his  peaceful  tent  invade; 
Secure  beneath  th'  Almighty  wing, 
And,  foe  to  none,  of  none  afraid. 

4  Spirit  of  grace,  all  meek  and  mild  ! 
Inspire  our  breasts,  our  souls 
Repel  each  passion  rude  and  wild, 
And  bless  us,  as  we  aim  to  bless. 

380.  S.  M.    Anonymous. 
The  blessings  of  Meekness. 

1  <;  BLEST  are  the  meek,"  he  said, 
Whose  doctrine  is  divine  ; 

The  humble-minded  earth  possess, 
And  bright  in  heaven  will  shine. 

2  While  here  on  earth  they  stay, 
Calm  peace  with  them  shall  dwell ; 

And  cheerful  hope  and  heavenly  joy 
Beyond  what  tongue  can  tell. 

3  The  God  of  peace  is  theirs  ; 
They  own  his  gracious  sway ; 

And  yielding  all  their  wills  to  him, 
His  sovereign  laws  obey. 

4  No  angry  passions  move, 
No  envy  fires  the  breast ; 

The  prospect  of  eternal  peace 
Bids  every  trouble  rest. 

5  O  gracious  Father,  grant 
That  we  this  influence  feel, 

That  all  we  hope,  or  wish,  may  be 
Subjected  to  thy  will. 

381.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 
Ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  Spirit. 

1  HOW  glorious,  Lord,  art  thou  ! 
How  bright  thy  splendours  shine ! 

Whose  rays,  reflected,  gild  thy  saints 
With  ornaments  divine. 

2  With  lowliness  and  love, 
Wisdom  and  courage  meet ; 

The  grateful  heart,  the  cheerful  eye, 
How  reverend  and  how  sweet ! 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  343 

3      In  beauties  such  as  these. 
Thy  children  now  are  drest ; 
But  brighter  habits  shall  they  wear 
In  regions  of  the  blest. 

382.  C.  M.    Needham. 

Moderation. 

1  HAPPY  the  man,  whose  cautious  steps 

Still  keep  the  golden  mean ; 
Whose  life,  by  wisdom's  rules  well  formed 
Declares  a  conscience  clean. 

2  What  blessings  bounteous  Heaven  bestows 

He  takes  with  thankful  heart ; 
With  temperance  he  both  eats  and  drinks, 
And  gives  the  poor  a  part. 

3  To  sect  or  party  his  large  soul 

Disdains  to  be  confined  ; 
The  ?<">od  he  loves  of  every  name, 
And  prays  for  all  mankind. 

4  His  business  is  to  keep  his  heart ; 

Each  passion  to  control ; 

Nobly  ambitious  well  to  rule 

The  empire  of  his  soul. 

5  Not  on  the  world  his  heart  is  set, 

His  treasure  is  above ; 
Nothing  beneath  the  sovereign  good 
Can  claim  his  highest  love. 

o83.  L.  M.    Butcher. 

Obedience. 

1  NOT  he  whose  baseless  hope  relies 
On  modes  and  forms  that  men  devise, 
Who  merely  calls  the  Saviour,  Lord, 
But  heeds  not  to  perform  his  word ; 

2  Not  he  shall  tread  the  courts  above, 
The  bright  abodes  of  joy  and  love  ; 
But  he  whose  prompt  obedience  shows 
His  wish  to  practise  what  he  knows  : 

3  Whose  heart  enlarged  bids  him  embrace, 
•    As  brethren,  all  the  human  race : 

Who  for  his  friends  with  ardour  glows, 
And  pities  and  forgives  his  foes. 


J44:  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

4  This  is  the  man  whose  head  shall  rise, 
With  glory  crowned,  above  the  skies  ; 
Whom  Jesus  shall  in  judgment  own, 
And  place  by  God's  immortal  throne. 

384.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Filial  Obedience. 

1  GRACE,  like  an  uncorrupted  seed, 

Abides  and  reigns  within; 
Immortal  principles  forbid 
The  sons  of  God  to  sin. 

2  Not  by  the  terrors  of  a  slave, 

Do  they  perform  his  will ; 
But  with  the  noblest  powers  they  have, 
His  sweet  commands  fulfil. 

3  They  find  access  at  every  hour 

To  God  within  the  veil ; 
Hence  they  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  joys  that  never  fail. 

4  Oh  happy  souls  ! — oh  glorious  state 

Of  overflowing  grace  ! 
To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat, 
And  see  his  lovely  face. 

385.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

Patience. 

1  WAIT  on  the  Lord,  ye  heirs  of  hope, 
And  let  his  word  support  each  soul ; 
Well  can  he  bear  your  courage  up, 
And  all  your  foes  and  fears  control. 

2  He  waits  his  own  well-chosen  hour 
The  intended  mercy  to  display  : 
And  his  paternal  pities  move, 
While  wisdom  dictates  the  delay. 

3  Blest  are  the  humble  souls,  that  wait 
With  sweet  submission  to  his  will ; 
Harmonious  all  their  passions  move, 
And  in  the  midst  of  storms  are  still ; — 

4  Still,  till  their  Father's  well-known  voice 
Wakens  their  silence  into  songs ; 
Then  earth  grows  vocal  with  his  praise, 
And  heaven  the  grateful  shout  prolongs. 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  345 

386.  C.  M.    Fawcett. 

Perseverance. 

1  LORD,  hast  thou  made  us  know  thy  ways? 

Conduct  us  in  thy  fear ; 
And  grant  us  such  supplies  of  grace, 
That  we  may  persevere. 

2  O  never  let  us  turn  aside, 

Nor  leave,  the  path  divine : 
Let  faith,  and  love,  and  zeal  abide ; 
Let  patience  ne'er  decline. 

3  Supported  by  a  lively  hope, 

May  we  the  storms  endure ; 

Let  sov'reign  mercy  hold  us  up, 

And  we  shall  walk  secure. 

4  Should  all  the  pow'rs  of  darkness  strive, 

Our  peace  to  discompose  ; 
Upheld  by  thee,  our  souls  shall  live 
Triumphant  o'er  our  foes. 

5  Be  thou  our  all-sufficient  friend, 

Till  all  these  toils  shall  cease  ; 
Guard  us  through  life,  and  let  our  end 
Be  everlasting  peace. 

387.  CM.    J.Newton. 

1  REJOICE,  believer,  in  the  Lord, 

Who  makes  your  cause  his  own  ; 
The  hope  that 's  built  upon  his  word 
Can  ne'er  be  overthrown. 

2  Though  many  foes  beset  your  road, 

And  feeble  is  your  arm, 
Your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  harm. 

3  Weak  as  you  are,  you  shall  not  faint, 

Or,  fainting,  shall  not  die  ; 
For  God,  the  strength  of  every  saint, 
Will  aid  you  from  on  high. 

4  Though  sometimes  unperceived  by  sense, 

Faith  sees  him  always  near, 
A  Guide,  a  Glory,  a  Defence  ; 
Then  what  have  you  to  fear  % 

5  As  surely  as  Christ  overcame, 

And  triumphed  once  for  you  ; 


346  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

So  surely  you  that  love  his  name 
Shall  triumph  in  him  too. 

ooo.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Purity.  W* 

1  O  GOD  !  to  whose  all-searching  sight 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light, 
Search,  prove  our  hearts  ;  they  pant  for  thee ; 
O  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  them  free. 

2  Wash  out  their  stains,  refine  the  dross, 
Bind  our  affections  to  the  cross  ; 
Hallow  each  thought ;  cleanse  all  within 
From  the  polluting  power  of  sin. 

3  While  through  this  darksome  wild  we  stray 
Our  strength  proportion  to  our  day , 

Let  joys  and  sorrows  gently  flow, 
Nor  rise  too  high  nor  sink  too  low. 

4  Our  restless  passions,  Lord  !  restrain, 
And  in  our  souls  unrivalled  reign ; 
Then  with  whatever  loads  oppressed, 
Centred  in  thee  our  souls  shall  rest. 

389.  C.  M.    Steele. 

Penitence  and  Hope. 

1  DEAR  Saviour  !  when  our  thoughts  recall 

The  wonders  of  thy  grace  ; 

Low  at  thy  feet  asham'd  we  fall 

And  hide  our  blushing  face. 

2  Shall  love  like  thine  be  thus  repaid  1 

Ah,  vile  ungrateful  heart ! 
By  earth's  low  cares  detain'd— betray'd 
From  Jesus  to  depart. 

3  From  Jesus,  who  alone  can  give, 

True  pleasure,  peace,  and  rest  ; 
When  absent  from  our  Lord,  we  live 
Unsatisfied,  unblest. 

4  But  he,  for  his  own  mercy's  sake, 

Our  wand'ring  souls  restores ; 
He  bids  the  mourning  heart  partake, 
The  pardon  it  implores. 

5  Oh,  while  we  breathe  to  thee  our  Lord. 

The  penitential  sigh ; 


CHRISTIAN   GRACES.  34: i 

Confirm  the  kind  forgiving  word, 
With  pity  in  thine  eye. 

390.  CM.    Steele. 

Penitence. 

1  O  THOU,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 

Contrition's  humble  sigh ; 
Whose  hand,  indulgent,  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye. 

2  See,  low  before  thy  throne  of  grace 

We  wretched  wand'rers  mourn  ; 
Hast  thou  not  bid  us  seek  thy  face  ? 
Hast  thou  not  said — Return  1 

3  And  shall  our  guilty  fears  prevail 

To  dri  ve  us  from  thy  feet  1 
Oh,  let  not  this  dear  refuge  fail, 
This  only  safe  retreat ! 

4  Oh,  shine  on  ev'ry  sinful  heart, 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine ; 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taste  of  joys  divine. 

391.  CM.    Watts. 

1  LORD,  we  confess  our  num'rous  faults, 

How  great  our  guilt  has  been  ! 
Foolish,  and  vain,  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  our  lives  were  sin. 

2  But  O  our  souls,  for  ever  praise, 

For  ever  love  his  name  ;         , 
Who  turns  our  feet  from  dang'rous  ways 
Of  folly,  sin,  and  shame. 

3  'Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness, 

Which  bur  own  hands  have  done ; 
But  we  are  sav'd  by  sov'reign  grace 
Abounding  through  his  Son. 

4  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew; 

And  justified  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 


348  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

392.  CM.     Jarvis. 

Peace  to  the  returning  Penitent. 

1  SWEET  is  the  friendly  voice  that  speaks 

The  words  of  life  and  peace  ; 
Which  bids  the  penitent  rejoice, 
And  sin  and  sorrow  cease. 

2  No  healing  balm  on  earth  like  this 

Can  cheer  the  contrite  heart; 
No  flatt'ring  dreams  of  earthly  bliss 
Such  pure  delight  impart. 

3  Thou  still  art  merciful  and  kind ; 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,  reveal : 
The  broken  heart  'tis  thou  canst  bind, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  Let  thy  bright  presence,  Lord,  restore 

Peace  to  each  anxious  breast : 
Conduct  us  in  the  path  that  leads 
To  everlasting  rest. 

393.  C.  M.    Beddome. 

Resignation. 

1  OUR  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy, 

Great  God,  are  in  thy  hand ; 
Our  choicest  comforts  come  from  thee, 
-    And  go  at  thy  command. 

2  If  thou  shouldst  take  them  all  away, 

Yet  would  we  not  repine  ; 
Before  they  were  possess'd  by  us, 
They  were  entirely  thine. 

3  Nor  would  we  drop  a  murm'ring  word, 

Though  the  whole  world  were  gone  ; 
But  seek  enduring  happiness, 
In  thee  and  thee  alone. 

4  What  is  the  world  with  all  its  store  1 

'Tis  but  a  bitter  sweet ; 
When  we  attempt  a  rose  to  pluck, 
A  pricking  thorn  we  meet. 

5  Here  perfect  bliss  can  ne'er  be  found, 

The  honey  's  inixt  with  gall ; 
'Midst  changing  scenes  and  dying  friends, 
Be  thou  our  all  in  all. 


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394.  C.  M.    Greene. 

1  IT  is  the  Lord — enthron'd  in  light, 

Whose  claims  are  all  divine ; 
Yes,  gracious  God,  take  what  thou  please, 
To  thee  we  all  resign. 

2  It  is  the  Lord,  who  gives  us  all 

Our  wealth,  our  friends,  our  ease ; 
And,  of  his  bounties,  may  recall 
Whatever  part  he  please. 

3  It  is  the  Lord,  should  we  distrust, 

Or  contradict  his  will  1 
Who  cannot  do  but  what  is  just, 
And  must  be  righteous  still ! 

4  It  is  the  Lord,  who  can  sustain 

Beneath  th'  heaviest  load ; 
From  whom,  assistance  we  obtain 
To  tread  the  thorny  road. 

5  It  is  the  Lord,  whose  matchless  skill, 

Can  from  afflictions,  raise 
Matter  eternity  to  fill 
With  ever-growing  praise. 

395.  L.  M.    Steele. 
Resolution  and  Example. 

1  AH  wretched  souls,  who  strive  in  vain, 
Slaves  to  the  world,  and  slaves  to  sin  ! 
A  nobler  toil  may  we  sustain, 

A  nobler  satisfaction  win. 

2  May  we  resolve,  with  all  the  heart, 
With  all  our  powers  to  serve  the  Lord ; 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

3  O  be  his  service  all  our  joy  ! 
Around  let  our  example  shine, 
Till  others  love  the  blest  employ, 
And  join  in  labours  so  divine. 

4  O  may  we  never  faint  nor  tire, 

Nor,  wandering,  leave  his  sacred  ways ; 
Great  God  !  accept  our  souls'  desire, 
And  give  us  strength  to  live  thy  praise 


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396.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 
Rejoicing  in  God. 

1  THE  righteous  Lord,  supremely  great, 
Maintains  his  universal  state  ; 

O'er  all  the  earth  his  power  extends ; 
All  heaven  before  his  footstool  bends. 

2  Yet  justice  still  with  power  presides, 
And  mercy  all  his  empire  guides  : 
Mercy  and  truth  ai-e  his  delight, 
And  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight 

3  No  more,  ye  wise  !  your  wisdom  boast ; 
No  more,  ye  strong  !  your  valour  trust ; 
No  more,  ye  rich !  survey  your  store, 
Elate  with  heaps  of  shining  ore. 

4  Rejoice,  ye  saints,  in  this  alone, 

That  God,  your  God,  to  you  is  known  : 
That  you  have  own'd  his  sovereign  sway, 
That  you  have  felt  his  cheering  ray. 

5  Our  wisdom,  wealth,  and  power,  we  find 
In  one  Jehovah  all  combin'd  : 

On  him  we  fix  our  roving  eves, 
And  all  our  souls  in  raptures  rise. 

397.  C.  M.    Hawes. 

Submission. 

1  SUBMISSIVE  to  thy  will,  O  God, 

We  all  to  thee  resign, 
And  bow  before  thy  chast'ning  rod  ; 
We  mourn,  but  not  repine. 

2  Why  should  our  foolish  hearts  complain, 

When  wisdom,  truth,  and  love 
Direct  the  stroke,  inflict  the  pain, 
And  point  to  joys  above. 

3  How  short  are  all  our  suff  rings  here, 

How  needful  every  cross ; 

Away,  our  unbelieving  fears, 

Nor  call  our  gain,  our  loss. 

4  Then  give,  dear  Lord,  or  take  away, 

We'll  bless  thy  sacred  name ; 
Thy  precepts,  yesterday,  to-day, 
For  ever  are  the  same. 


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398.  C.  M.     Steele. 

1  AND  can  our  hearts  aspire  so  high, 

To  say,  Our  Father,  God  ! 
Lord,  at  thy  feet  Ave  fain  would  lie, 
And  learn  to  kiss  the  rod. 

2  We  would  submit  to  all  thy  will, 

For  thou  art  good  and  wise ; 
Let  every  anxious  thought  be  still, 
Nor  one  faint  murmur  rise. 

Thy  love  can  cheer  the  darksome  gloom 

And  bid  us  wait  serene ; 
Till  hopes  and  joys  immortal  bloom, 

And  brighten  all  the  scene. 

4  Our  Father,  O  permit  our  hearts 
To  plead  their  humble  claim, 
And  ask  the  bliss  thy  word  imparts, 
In  our  Redeemer's  name. 

399.  S.   M.      TOPLADY. 

Trust  in  God. 

1  YOUR  harps,  ye  trembling  saints, 

Down  from  the  willows  take  : 
Loud  to  the  praise  of  love  divine, 
Bid  every  string  awake. 

2  Though  in  a  foreign  land, 

We  are  not  far  from  home  ; 
And  nearer  to  our  house  above 
We  every  moment  come. 

3  His  grace  will,  to  the  end, 

Stronger  and  brighter  shine  ; 
Nor  present  things— nor  things  to  come, 
Shall  quench  this  spark  divine. 

4  When  we  in  darkness  walk, 

Nor  feel  the  heavenly  flame ; 
Then  will  we  trust  the  gracious  God, 
And  rest  upon  his  name. 

5  Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 

Subside  at  his  control ; 
His  loving  kindness  shall  break  through 
The  midnight  of  the  soul. 


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400.  L.  M.    J.  Newton. 

1  BE  still,  our  hearts  !  these  anxious  cares 
To  you  are  burdens,  thorns  and  snares ; 
They  cast  dishonour  on  our  Lord, 

And'  contradict  his  gracious  word. 

2  Brought  safely  by  his  hand  thus  far, 
Why  will  you  now  give  place  to  fear? 
How  can  you  want  if  he  provide, 

Or  lose  your  way  with  such  a  guide  1 

3  Did  ever  trouble  yet  befall, 
And  he  refuse  to  hear  your  call  ; 
And  has  he  not  his  promise  past, 
That  you  shall  overcome  at  last  1 

4  He  who  has  helped  us  hitherto 
Will  help  us  all  our  journey  through, 
And  give  us  daily  cause  to  raise 
New  trophies  to  his  endless  praise. 

401.  S.  M.     Beddome. 
Christian  Unity. 

1  LET  party  names  no  more 

The  Christian  world  o'erspread ; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free 
Are  one  in  Christ  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found  ; 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 
With  mutual  blessings  crowned. 

3  Let  envy,  and  ill  will 
Be  banished  far  away ; 

Those  should  in  holy  friendship  dwell, 
Who  the  same  Lord  obey. 

4  Thus  will  the  church  below 
Resemble  that  above ; 

Where  streams  of  pleasure  always  flow, 
And  every  heart  is  love. 

402.  S.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 
1      LET  strife  for  ever  cease, 

And  envy  quit  the  field  ; 
Come  join  and  live  in  love  and  peace, 
And  to  the  gospel  yield. 


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2  Let  bitter  words  no  more 
Among  the  saints  remain ; 

Let  every  member,  every  hour 
Submit  to  Jesus'  reign. 

3  When  bitter  words  arise, 
Then  Satan  has  his  ends  ; 

We  wound  the  heart  and  hands  of  Christ, 
Amidst  his  chosen  friends. 

4  Then  why  should  we  contend 
For  meat  and  drink  and  dress, 

And  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And  pierce  his  wounds  afresh? 

5  No  more  we'll  feed  the  flame, 
Nor  judge  ourselves  too  wise  ; 

But  search  with  care  to  find  the  beam 
That  lurks  within  our  eyes. 

6  Unto  the  world  we'll  prove 
That  we  disciples  are ; 

They  shall  behold  us  walk  in  love, 
And  say  the  Lord  is  there. 

4:03.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 

Unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  Bond  of  Peace. 

1  THE  glorious  universe  around, 

The  heavens  with  all  their  train, 
Sun,  moon  and  stars,  are  firmly  bound 
In  one  mysterious  chain. 

2  The  earth,  the  ocean,  and  the  sky 

To  form  one  world  agree ; 
Where  all  that  walk,  or  swim,  or  fly, 
Compose  one  family. 

3  God  in  creation  thus  displays 

His  wisdom  and  his  might, 
While  all  his  works  with  all  his  ways 
Harmoniously  unite. 

4  In  one  fraternal  bond  of  love, 

One  fellowship  of  mind, 
The  saints  below  and  saints  above 
Their  bliss  and  glory  find. 

5  Here,  in  their  house  of  pilgrimage, 

Thy  statutes  are  their  song ; 
There,  through  one  bright,  eternal  age, 
Thy  praises  they  prolong. 
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J04:  CHRISTIAN   GRACES. 

6  Lord,  may  our  union  form  a  part, 
Of  that  thrice  happy  whole  ; 
Derive  its  pulse  from  thee  the  heart, 
Its  life  from  thee  the  soul. 

404.  L.  M.    Mrs.  Barbauld. 

1  HOW  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds, 
In  union  sweet,  according  minds ! 

How  swift  the  heavenly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts  and  faith  and  hopes  are  one ! 

2  To  each,  the  soul  of  each,  how  dear ! 
What  jealous  love,  what  holy  fear  ! 
How  doth  the  generous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanse  from  sin ! 

3  Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  wo ; 
Their  ardent  prayers  together  rise 
Like  mingling  flames  in  sacrifice. 

4  Together  shall  they  seek  the  place 
Where  God  reveals  his  awful  face : 

How  high,  how  strong,  their  raptures  swell, 
There's  none  but  kindred  souls  can  tell. 

5  Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire, 
When  nature  droops  her  sickening  fire  ; 
Then  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heaven  of  joy— because  of  love. 

405.  L.  M.    Browne. 
Personal  virtues. 

1  AWAKE,  my  soul !  rouse  every  power, 
Thy  native  dignity  display  : 
Let  lust  and  passion  reign  no  more, 
No  longer  own  their  lawless  sway. 

I  Thy  temper  meek  and  humble  be, 
Content  and  pleased  with  every  state  ; 
From  dire  revenge  and  envy  free, 
And  wild  ambition  to  be  great. 

3  Confine  thy  roving  appetites ; 

From  this  vain  world  withdraw  thine  eyes, 
Fix  them  on  those  divine  delights, 
Reserved  for  saints  above  the  skies. 

4  With  eager  zeal  pursue  the  prize ; 
Each  fleeting  hour  of  life  improve : 


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This  course  will  speak  thee  truly  wise, 
And  raise  thee  to  the  world  above. 

406.  C.  M.     C.  Wesley. 

Watchfulness. 
1  WE  want  a  principle  within 
Of  jealous,  godly  fear ; 
A  sensibility  of  sin, 

A  pain  to  find  it  near. 
We  want  the  first  approach  to  feel 

Of  pride,  or  fond  desire  ; 
To  catch  the  wandering  of  the  will, 
And  quench  the  kindling  fire. 

3  From  thee  that  we  no  more  may  part, 

No  more  thy  goodness  grieve, 

The  filial  awe,  the  fleshly  heart, 

The  tender  conscience*  give. 

4  Quick  as  the  apple  of  an  eye, 

O  God,  our  conscience  make ! 
Awake  our  souls,  when  sin  is  nigh, 
And  keep  them  still  awake. 

407.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  AWAKE,  our  drowsy  souls,  awake, 

And  view  the  threatening  scene  : 
Legions  of  foes  encamp  aroundj 
And  treachery  lurks  within. 

2  'Tis  not  this  mortal  life  alone 

These  enemies  assail ; 
How  can  you  hope  for  future  bliss, 
If  their  attempts  prevail  1 

3  Then  to  the  work  of  God  awake— 

Behold  your  Master  near — 
The  various,  arduous  task  pursue 
With  vigour,  and  with  fear. 

4  The  awful  register  goes  on, 

The  account  will  surely  come ; 
And  opening  day,  or  closing  night 
May  bear  us  to  our  doom. 

5  Tremendous  thought !  how  deep  it  strikes  ! 

Yet  like  a  dream  it  flies, 
Till  God's  own  voice  the  slumbers  chase 
From  these  deluded  eyes. 


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408.  L.  M.    Wesley's  Coll. 

Christian  Wisdom. 

1  HAPPY  the  man,  who  finds  the  grace, 
The  blessing  of  God's  chosen  race, 
The  wisdom  coming  from  above, 
The  faith  that  sweetly  works  by  love. 

2  Wisdom  divine !  who  tells  the  price 
Of  wisdom's  costly  merchandise? 
Wisdom  to  silver  we  prefer, 

And  gold  is  dross,  compared  to  her. 

3  Her  hands  are  filled  with  length  of  days, 
True  riches,  and  immortal  praise  ; 
Riches  of  Christ,  on  all  bestowed, 

And  honour  that  descends  from  God. 

4  To  purest  joys  she  all  invites, 
Chaste,  holy,  innocent  delights  : 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  flowery  paths  are  peace. 

5  Happy  the  man  who  wisdom  gains ; 
Thrice  happy,  who  his  guest  retains ; 
He  owns,  and  shall  for  ever  own 
Wisdom,  and  Christ,  and  Heaven  are  one, 

409.  c-  M-    Scotch  Paraphrases. 

Youthful  Piety. 

1  O  HAPPY  is  the  man  who  hears 

Instruction's  faithful  voice : 
And  who,  celestial  wisdom  makes 
His  early,  only  choice ! 

2  Wisdom  has  greater  treasures  far 

Than  east  or  west  unfold  ; 
And  her  rewards  more  precious  are, 
Than  is  the  gain  of  gold. 

3  In  her  right  hand  she  holds  to  view 

A  length  of  happy  days ; 
Riches,  with  splendid  honours  joined, 
Her  left  hand  full  displays. 

4  She  guides  the  young,  with  innocence 

In  pleasure's  paths  to  tread ; 
A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
Upon  the  hoary  head. 


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5  According  as  her  labours  rise, 
So  her  rewards  increase  ; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

410.  C  M.    J.  Newton. 
True  and  false  Zeal. 

1  ZEAL  is  that  pure  and  heavenly  flame 

The  fire  of  love  supplies ; 
While  that  which  often  bears  the  name, 
Is  self,  in  a  disguise. 

2  True  zeal  is  merciful  and  mild, 

Can  pity  and  forbear; 
The  falseis  headstrong,  fierce  and  wild, 
And  breathes  revenge  and  war. 

3  While  zeal  for  truth  the  Christian  warms, 

He  knows  the  worth  of  peace ; 
But  self  contends  for  names  and  forms, 
Its  party  to  increase. 

4  Self  may  its  poor  reward  obtain, 

And  be  applauded  here ; 
But  zeal  the  best  applause  will  gain 
When  Jesus  shall  appear. 

5  O  God,  the  idol  self  dethrone, 

And  from  our  hearts  remove ; 
And  let  no  zeal  by  us  be  shown, 
But  that  which  springs  from  love. 

411.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Zeal  tempered  by  Charity. 

1  GREAT  God !  whose  all-pervading  eye 
Sees  every  passion  in  each  soul ! 
When  sunk  too  low,  or  raised  too  high, 
Teach  us  those  passions  to  control. 

2  Temper  the  fervours  of  each  frame ; 
Be  charity  their  constant  spring; 
And  O  let  no  unhallowed  flame 
Pollute  the  offerings  which  we  bring! 

3  Let  love  with  piety  unite 

To  mend  the  bias  of  each  will ; 

While  hope  and  heaven-eyed  faith  excite, 

And  wisdom  regulates,  our  zeal ; — 


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4  That  wisdom  which  to  meekness  turns, — 
Wisdom  descending  from  above ; 
And  let  our  zeal,  whene'er  it  burns, 
Be  kindled  by  the  fire  of  love. 


INSTITUTIONS   OF    THE   GOSPEL. 

412.  8s,  8s  and  6s. 

Attendance  upon  Religious  Institutions. 

1  WE'LL  bless  Jehovah's  glorious  name, 
Whose  goodness  heaven  and  earth  proclaim, 

With  every  morning  light; 
And  at  the  close  of  every  day, 
To  him  our  cheerful  homage  pay, 

Who  guards  us  through  the  night 

2  Then  in  his  churches  to  appear, 
And  pay  our  humble  worship  there, 

Shall  "be  our  sweet  employ  : 
The  day  th;t  saw  the  Saviour  rise, 
Shall  dawn  on  our  delighted  eyes 

With  pure  and  holy  joy. 

3  With  grateful  sorrow  in  each  breast, 
We'll  celebrate  the  dying  feast 

Of  our  departing  Lord  ; 
And  while  his  perfect  love  we  view, 
His  bright  example  we'll  pursue, 

And  meditate  his  word. 

413.  S.  M.    Watts. 
Safety  of  the  Church, 

1  HOW  honoured  is  the  place, 

Where  we  adoring  stand, 

Zion,  the  glory  of  the  earth, 

And  beauty  of  the  land  ! 

2  Bulwarks  of  grace  defend 

The  city  where  we  dwell ; 
While  walls,  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  the  assaults  of  hell. 

3  Lift  up  th'  eternal  gates, 

The  doors  wide  open  fling  ; 
Enter,  ye  nations  that  obey 
The  statutes  of  your  King. 


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4  Here  taste  unmingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace ; — 
You  that  have  known  Jehovah's  name, 
And  ventured  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  ye  saints, 

And  banish  all  your  fears : 
Strength  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 
Eternal  as  his  years. 

414.  L.  M.    Watts. 

1  HAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  p-lace, 
The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace ; 

Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 
Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

2  Thy  walls  are  strength— and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warriors  waits  ; 
Nor  shall  thy  deep  foundation  move, 
Fixed  on  his"  counsels  and  hie  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage, 
Against  thy  throne  in  vain  they  rage  j 
Like  rising  waves  with  angry  roar, 
That  break  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

4  Then  let  our  souls  in  Zion  dwell, 
Nor  fear  the  wrath  of  earth  and  hell ; 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 

5  God  is  our  shield — and  God  our  sun ; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 
On  us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 
And  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 

415.  P.  M.     Cowper. 
Peace  and  glory  of  the  Church. 

I  HEAR  what  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken, 

O  my  people  !  faint  and  few, 
Comfortless,  afflicted,  broken ; 

Fair  abodes  I  build  for  you : 
Themes  of  heartfelt  tribulation 

Shall  no  more  perplex  your  ways  ; 
You  shall  name  your  walls,  salvation, 

And  your  gates  shall  all  be  praise. 


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2  There,  like  streams  that  teed  the  garden, 

Pleasures,  without  end,  shall  flow; 
For  the  Lord,  your  faith  rewarding, 

All  his  bounty  shall  bestow  ; 
Still  in  undisturb'd  possession, 

Peace  and  righteousness  shall  reign ; 
Never  shall  you  feel  oppression, 

Hear  the  voice  of  war  again. 

3  Ye,  no  more  your  suns  descending, 

Waning  moons  no  more  shall  see ; 
But,  your  griefs  for  ever  ending, 

Find  eternal  noon  in  me : 
God  shall  rise,  and  shining  o'er  you, 

Change  to  day  the  gloom  of  night ; 
He,  the  Lord,  shall  be  your  glory, 

God  your  everlasting  light. 

41 0.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

On  the  reception  of  Members. 

1  LORD,  we  adore  thy  wondrous  grace, 
Who  crown'st  the  gospel  with  success ; 
Subjecting  rebels  to  thy  yoke, 

And  bringing  to  the  fold  thy  flock. 

2  May  those  who  have  thy  truth  confess'd, 
As  "their  own  faith,  and  hope,  and  rest, 
From  day  to  day  still  more  increase, 

In  faith,  in  love,  and  holiness. 

3  As  living  members  may  they  share 
The  joys  and  griefs  which  others  bear, 
And  active  in  their  stations  prove, 

In  all  the  offices  of  love. 

4  From  all  temptations  now  defend, 
And  keep  them  steadfast  to  the  end ; 
While  in  thy  house  they  still  improve, 
Until  they  join  the  church  above. 

417.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  parting  of  Church  Members. 

1  THY  presence,  everlasting  God, 
Wide  o'er  all  nature  spreads  abroad  ; 
Thy  watchful  eyes,  which  cannot  sleep, 
In  every  place  thy  children  keep. 


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2  While  near  eadi  other  we  remain, 
Thou  dost  our  lives  and  souis  sustain ; 
When  absent,  happy  if  we  share 
Thy  grace,  thy  teaching,  and  thy  care. 

3  To  thee  we  all  our  ways  commit, 
And  seek  our  comforts  near  thy  feet ; 
Still  on  our  souls  vouchsafe  to  shine, 
And  guard  and  guide  us  still  as  thine, 

4  O  grant  that  we  may  meet  again, 
To  join  in  praises  to  thy  name  ; 
Or,  if  that  joy  no  more  be  known, 
Give  us  to  meet  around  thy  throne. 

41b.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

At  the  ordination  of  Deacons. 

1  LORD,  let  thy  presence  now  attend 
Him  whom  we  to  thy  grace  commend  ; 
Nor  let  him  as  a  pilgrim  rove, 
Without  the  conduct  of  thy  love. 

2  Thy  promise  stands  upon  record, 

To  be  with  those  who  preach  thy  word : 
Be  with  him,  Lord  !  the  work  is  thine ; 
Support  him  with  thy  strength  divine. 

3  Inflame  his  zeal,  enlarge  his  heart, 
Courage  and  utterance  impart ; 
His  love  be  ardent,  pure  his  aim, 
The  great  salvation  be  his  theme. 

4  While  thronging  multitudes  around 
Hear  from  his  lips  the  joyful  sound, 
Thy  power  impart,  thy  gospel  bless, 
And  crown  his  labours  with  success. 

5  O  may  his  eyes  with  joy  behold 
Thy  grace,  as  in  the  days  of  old ; 
May  sinners  tremble  at  thy  word, 
Believe  and  turn  unto  the  Lord. 

419.  112th.    Fellowes. 

Christ  baptized  in  Jordan. 

1  IN  Jordan's  tide  the  Baptist  stands, 

Immersing  the  repenting  Jews  ; 

The  Son  of  God  the  rite  demands, 

Nor  dares  the  holy  man  refuse  : 

Jesus  descends  beneath  the  wave, 

The  emblem  of  his  future  grave. 


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2  Wonder,  ye  heavens !  the  Saviour  lies, 

In  deeps  conceal'd  from  human  view; 
Ye  saints,  behold  him  sink  and  rise, 

A  fit  example  thus  for  you  ; 
The  sacred  record,  while  you  read, 
Calls  you  to  imitate  the  deed. 

3  But  lo !  from  yonder  opening  skies, 

What  beam's  of  dazzling  glory  spread ! 
Dove-like,  the  Holy  Spirit  flies, 

And  lights  on  the  Redeemer's  head ; 
Amaz'd  they  see  the  power  divine, 
Around  the  Saviour's  temples  shine. 

4  Thus  the  Eternal  Father  spoke, 

Who  shakes  creation  with  a  nod ; 
Through  parting  skies  the  accents  broke, 

And  bid  us  hear  the  Son  of  God  : 
O  hear,  the  powerful  word  to-day, 
Hear  all  ye  nations,  and  obey ! 

420.  P.  M.     Vermont  Coll. 

1  SALEM'S  bright  King,  Jesus  by  name, 
In  ancient  time  to  Jordan  came 

All  righteousness  to  fill ; 
Twas  there  the  ancient  Baptist  stood, 
Whose  name  was  John,  a  man  of  God, 

To  do  his  master's  will. 

2  Down  in  old  Jordan's  rolling  stream, 
The  Baptist  led  the  holy  Lamb, 

And  there  did  him  baptize; 
Jehovah  saw  his  darling  ^on, 
And  was  well  pleas'd  in  what  he'd  done, 

And  own'd  him  from  the  skies. 

3  This  is  my  Son,  Jehovah  cries, 
On  him  to  rest  the  Spirit  flies, 

O  children,  hear  ye  him  ; 
Hark  !  'tis  his  voice,  behold  he  cries, 
Repent,  believe,  and  be  baptiz'd, 

And  wash  away  your  sin. 

4  Come,  children,  come,  his  voice  obey, 
Salem's  bright  King  has  mark'd  the  way, 

And  has  a  crown  prepar'd  ; 
O  then  arise  and  give  consent, 
Walk  in  the  way  that  Jesus  went, 

And  have  the  great  reward. 


THE    GOSPEL. 

5  Believing  children,  gather  round, 
And  let  your  joyful  songs  abound, 

With  cheerful  hearts  arise  ; 
See  here  is  water,  here  is  room, 
A  loving  Saviour  calling,  come, 

O  children,  be  baptiz'd. 

6  Behold  his  servant  waiting  stands, 
With  willing  heart  and  ready  hands, 

To  wait  upon  the  bride ; 
Ye  candidates,  your  hearts  prepare, 
And  let  us  join  in  solemn  prayer, 

Down  by  the  water  side. 

421.  C.  M.    Stennett. 

1  THUS  was  the  great  Redeemer  plung'd 

In  Jordan's  swelling  flood  ; 
To  show  he  must  be  soon  baptiz'd 
In  tears,  and  sweat,  and  blood. 

2  Thus  was  his  sacred  body  laid 

Beneath  the  yielding  wave  ; 
Thus  was  his  sacred  body  rais'd 
Out  of  the  liquid  grave. 

3  Lord,  we  thy  precepts  would  obey, 

In  thine  own  footsteps  tread  ; 
Would  die,  be  buried,  rise  with  thee, 
Our  ever-living  head. 

4  We  look  to  thee,  our  Saviour  dear, 

Bless  us  with  power  divine ; 
We  would  show  forth  thy  glory  here, 
And  be  for  ever  thine. 

422.  L.M.    Watts. 

The  commission  to  Baptize. 

1  'TWAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord, 

"  Go,  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize." 
The  nations  have  receiv'd  the  word 
Since  he  ascended  to  the  skies. 

2  Repent,  and  be  baptiz'd,  he  saith, 

For  the  remission  of  your  sins  ; 
And  thus  our  sense  assists  our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  gospel  means. 


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3  Our  souls  he  washes  in  his  blood, 

As  water  makes  the  body  clean  ; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Descends  like  purifying  rain. 

4  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 

And  seal  our  cov'nant  with  the  Lord ; 
Let  angels  now  with  rapture  see, 
And  heaven  our  solemn  vows  record. 

423.  8s  &  7s.    Fawcett. 
Baptismal  Hymns. 

1  HUMBLE  souls  who  seek  salvation, 

Through  the  Lamb's  redeeming  blood, 
Hear  the  voice  of  Revelation, 

Tread  the  path  that  Jesus  trod. 
Flee  to  him  your  only  Saviour; 

In  his  mighty  name  confide  ; 
In  the  whole  of  your  behaviour, 

Own  him  as  your  sovereign  Guide. 

2  Hear  the  bless'd  Redeemer  call  you, 

Listen  to  his  gracious  voice  ; 
Dread  no  ills  that,  can  befall  you, 

While  you  make  his  ways  your  choice 
Jesus  says,  Let  each  believer 

Be  baptized  in  my  name  : 
He  himself  in  Jordan's  river 

Was  immers'd  beneath  the  stream. 

3  Plainly  here  his  footsteps  tracing, 

Follow  him  without  delay  ; 
Gladly  his  command  embracing, 

Lo  !  your  Captain  leads  the  way  : 
View  the  rite  with  understanding, 

Jesus'  grave  before  you  lies ; 
Be  interr'd  at  his  commanding, 

After  his  example  rise. 

424.  C.  M.    Salisbury  Coll. 

1  "I  COME,"  the  great  Redeemer  cries, 
"  To  do  thy  will,  O  Lord  !" 
At  Jordan's  flood,  behold  I  he  seals 
The  sure  prophetic  word. 

"  Thus  it  becomes  us  to  fulfil 
All  righteousness,"  he  said  j 


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He  spake  obedient,  and  beneath 
The  yielding  wave  was  laid. 

3  Hark  !  a  glad  voice  ;  the  Father  speaks, 

From  heaven's  exalted  height ; 
"  This  is  my  Son,  my  well  belov'd, 
My  joy,  my  chief  delight." 

4  Jesus,  the  Saviour,  well  belov'd  ! 

His  name  we  will  profess, 
Like  him,  desirous  to  fulfil 
Each  law  of  righteousness. 

5  No  more  we'll  count  ourselves  our  own, 

But  his  in  bonds  of  love  ; 
O !  may  such  bonds  for  ever  draw 
Our  souls  to  things  above. 

•42o.  L.  M.    Stennett. 

1  THE  great  Redeemer  we  adore, 
Who  came  the  lost  to  seek  and  save ; 
Went  humbly  down  from  Jordan's  shore, 
To  find  a  tomb  beneath  the  wave. 

2  With  thee  into  thy  wat'ry  tomb, 
Lord,  'tis  our  glory  to  descend  ; 

'Tis  wondrous  grace  that  gives  us  room, 
To  lie  interred  by  such  a  friend ! 

3  Yet  as  the  yielding  waves  give  way, 
To  let  us  see  the  light  again  ; 

So  on  thy  resurrection  day, 

The  bands  of  death  proved  weak  and  vain. 

4  Thus  when  thou  shalt  again  appear, 
The  gates  of  death  shall  open  wide  ; 
Our  dust  thy  powerful  voice  shall  hear, 
Shall  rise  -and  triumph  at  thy  side. 

426.  L.  M.    Fellowes. 

1  GREAT  God,  we  in  thy  courts  appear, 
With  humble  joy  and  holy  fear, 

Thy  wise  injunctions  to  obey  ; 
Let  saints  and  angels  hail  the  day ! 

2  In  thine  assembly  here  we  stand, 
Obedient  to  thy  great  command  ; 
The  sacred  flood  is  full  in  view, 

And  thy  sweet  voice  invites  us  through. 


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3  The  Word,  the  Spirit,  and  the  Bride, 
Must  not  invite  and  be  denied  ; 
Was  not  the  Lord,  who  came  to  save, 
Interred  in  such  a  liquid  grave  1 

4  Thus  we,  dear  Saviour,  own  thy  name, 
Receive  us  rising  from  the  stream ; 
Then  to  thy  table  let  us  come, 

And  dwell  in  Zion  as  our  home. 

427.  CM.    Beddome. 

1  BURIED  beneath  the  yielding  wave, 

The  dear  Redeemer  lies  ; 
Faith  views  him  in  the  watery  grave, 
And  thence  beholds  him  rise. 

2  Thus  it  becomes  his  saints  to-day 

Their  ardent  zeal  t'  express ; 
And  in  the  Lord's  appointed  way, 
Fulfil  all  righteousness. 

3  With  joy  we  in  his  footsteps  tread, 

And  would  his  cause  maintain, 
Like  him  be  numbered  with  the  dead, 
And  with  him  rise  and  reign. 

4  His  presence  oft  revives  our  hearts, 

And  drives  our  fears  away  ; 
When  he  commands,  and  strength  imparts. 
We  cheerfully  obey. 

5  Now  we,  dear  Jesus,  would  to  thee 

Our  grateful  voices  raise ; 
Washed  in  the  fountain  of  thy  blood, 
Our  lives  shall  all  be  praise. 

428.  L.  M.    Beddome. 

1  YE  humble  worshippers  of  God, 
Redeemed  and  saved  by  Jesus'  blood, 
His  sacred  steps  with  care  explore, 
And  choose  the  path  he  trod  before. 

2  Inspired  with  zeal  he  meekly  came, 
To  Jordan's  highly  honoured  stream, 
And  there  a  bright  example  gave, 
Immersed  beneath  the  flowing  wave.  . 

3  The  swelling  billows  round  him  rise, 
Fit  emblem  of  his  agonies ; 

His  death  and  resurrection  too, 
Are  here  exhibited  to  view. 


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4  He  sanctified  this  mystic  rite, 
That  we  in  it  might  take  delight ; 
Come  then  as  once  your  Saviour  cam£, 
And  he  baptized  beneath  the  stream. 

5  Behold  the  place  where  Jesus  lay, 
Believe  in  him,  and  him  obey ; 
He  will  sufficient  grace  afford, 

Come  now  and  own  your  sovereign  Lord. 

429.  P.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

1  NEVER  does  truth  more  shine, 
With  beams  of  heavenly  light, 
Than  when  the  scriptures  join 
To  prove  it  plain  and  right : 

Than  when  each  text  doth  each  explain, 
And  all  unite  to  speak  the  same. 

2  Thus  Peter,  who  obeyed 
What  Jesus  said,  was  wise ; 
And  preached  as  he  was  led, 
Repent,  and  be  baptized. 

Thus  Philip  did  t'  the  eunuch  say, 
If  you  believe  in  Christ  you  may. 

3  Paul  preached  the  word  of  grace, 
Whole  households  did  believe, 
And  were  baptized  to  Christ, 
Whose  gospel  they'd  received. 

Thus  Christians  were  of  ancient  date, 
As  sacred  history  does  relate. 

4  We  see  'tis  no  new  thing, 
To  teach  and  then  baptize ; 
So  Christians  first  began, 
Christ's  ordinance  to  prize. 

This  makes  us  cheerfully  obey, 
And  go  as  they  have  led  the  way. 

430.  C.  M.    Newton. 

After  Baptism. 

1  PROCLAIM,  saith  Christ,  my  wondrous 

To  all  the  sons  of  men  ;  [grace 

He  that  believes,  and  is  baptized, 
Salvation  shall  obtain. 

2  Let  plenteous  grace  descend  on  those, 

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This  day  have  publicly  declared, 
That  Jesus  is  their  Lord. 

3  With  cheerful  feet  may  they  advance, 
And  run  the  Christian  race ; 
And  through  the  troubles  of  the  way, 
Find  all-sufficient  grace. 

431.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 
Practical  improvement  of  Baptism. 

1  ATTEND,  ye  children  of  our  God  ; 

-  Ye  heirs  of  glory,  hear ; 
For  accents  so  divine,  as  these 
Might  charm  the  dullest  ear. 

2  Baptiz'd  into  your  Saviour's  death, 

Your  souls  to  sin  must  die  ; 
With  Christ,  your  Lord,  ye  live  anew. 
With  Christ  ascend  on  high. 

3  There  by  his  Father's  side  he  sits, 

Enthron'd  divinely  fair; 
Yet  owns  himself  your  Brother  still, 
And  your  forerunner  there. 

4  Rise  from  these  earthly  trifles,  rise 

On  wings  of  faith  and  love  ; 
Above  your  choicest  treasure  lies, 
And  be  your  hearts  above. 

432.  L.  M.     Watts. 

The  Lord's  Supper  instituted. 

1  'TWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 

When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 
And  friends  betrayed  him  to  his  foes — 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blest  and  brake; 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran  ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake ! 

3  "  This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin  : 

Receive  and  eat  the  living  food  ;" 
Then  took  the  cup  and  blessed  the  wine : 
'"Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood." 

4  "  Do  this,"  he  cried,  "till  time  shall  end, 

In  memory  of  your  dying  friend  ; 


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Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 
5  Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

We  show  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name 

Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

433.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  'TWAS  on  the  night  when  doomed  to  know 
The  eager  rage  of  every  foe, 

That  night  in  which  he  was  betrayed, 
The  Saviour  of  the  world  took  bread  ; 

2  And,  after  thanks  and  glory  given 

To  him  that  rules  in  earth  and  heaven, 
That  symbol  of  his  flesh  he  broke, 
And  thus  to  ail  his  followers  spoke  : 

3  My  broken  body  thus  I  give 

For  you,  my  friends,  take  eat  and  live ; 

And  oft  the  sacred  rite  renew, 

That  brings  my  wondrous  love  to  view. 

4  Then  in  his  hands  the  cup  he  raised, 
And  God  anew  he  thanked  and  praised  ; 
While  kindness  m  his  bosom  glowed, 
And  from  his  lips  salvation  flowed. 

5  My  blood  I  thus  pour  forth,  he  cries, 
To  cleanse  the  soul  in  sin  that  lies  ; 
In  this  the  covenant  is  sealed, 

And  heaven's  eternal  grace  revealed. 

6  With  love  to  man  tins  cup  is  fraught, 
Let  saints  partake  the  sacred  draught ; 
Through  latest  ages  let  it  pour 

In  memory  of  my  dying  hour. 

434.  S.  M.    Watts. 
Christ's  invitation  to  the  Table. 

i  JESUS  invites  his  saints 

To  meet  around  his  board  ; 
Here  pardoned  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
Communion  with  their  Lord. 
2  For  food  he  gives  his  flesh  ; 
He  bids  us  drink  his  blood ; 
Amazing  favour — matchless  grace 
Of  our  redeeming  Lord  ! 
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3  Let  all  our  powers  be  joined 
His  glorious  name  to  raise  : 
Let  joy  and  love  fill  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

435.  S.  M.    Watts. 

Love  of  Christ  prompting  to  Christian  Love, 

1  JESUS,  the  Friend  of  man, 
Invites  us  to  his  board  ; 

The  welcome  summons  we  obey 
And  own  our  gracious  Lord. 

2  Here  we  survey  that  love 
Which  spoke  in  every  breath, 

Prompted  each  action  of  his  life, 
And  triumphed  in  his  death. 

3  Here  let  our  powers  unite 
His  honoured  name  to  raise  ; 

Let  grateful  joy  fill  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

4  One  faith,  one  hope,  one  Lord, 
One  God  alone  we  know  ; 

Brethren  we  are  ;  let  every  heart 
With  kind  affections  glow. 

5  Warmed  with  our  Master's  love, 
And  thy  unmeasured  grace, 

Lord  !  let  our  thankful  hearts  expand, 
And  all  mankind  embrace. 

436.  C.  M.    Birmingham  Coll. 

For  Communicants. 

1  YE  followers  of  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

Who  round  his  table  draw ! 
Remember  what  his  spirit  was, 
What  his  peculiar  law. 

2  The  love,  which  all  his  bosom  filled, 

Did  all  his  actions  guide  ; 
Inspired  by  love,  he  lived  and  taught ; 
Inspired  by  love,  he  died. 

3  Let  each  the  sacred  law  fufil  ; 

Like  his  be  every  mind  : 
Be  every  temper  formed  by  love, 
And  every  action  kind. 


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4  Let  none  who  call  themselves  his  friends, 
Disgrace  the  honoured  name  ; 
But  by  a  near  resemblance  prove 
The  title  which  they  claim. 

437.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  WE  praise  the  Lord  for  heavenly  bread, 
With  which  his  favoured  sons  are  fed ; 
We  praise  thee  for  that  heavenly  feast, 
Which  Jesus  with  delight  could  taste. 

2  So  let  us  live,  sustained  by  grace, 
Regaled  with  fruits  of  righteousness  ; 
Enter  our  hearts,  all-gracious  Lord, 
And  sup  with  us,  and  deck  thy  board. 

3  Devotion,  faith,  and  zealous  love, 
And  hope  that  bears  the  soul  above, 
Be  these  our  dainties,  till  we  rise, 
And  taste  the  joys  of  paradise. 

43S.  S.  M.    Bryant. 

1  YES,  to  the  last  command 
We  will  obedient  prove ; 

Around  his  table  will  we  stand, 
In  memory  of  his  love. 

2  His  precious  blood  he  shed 
For  our  unworthy  race, 

While  uttering,  in  the  Almighty's  stead, 
His  messages  of  grace. 

3  Oh !  if  our  senseless  pride 
His  dying  words  neglect, 

'Tis  we  who  pierce  his  sacred  side, 
And  we  who  God  reject. 

4  Then  let  us  ever  keep 
This  consecrated  feast, 

Till  memory  shall  have  sunk  to  sleep, 
Or  life  itself  have  ceased. 

4o9.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

I  THE  blest  memorials  of  thy  grief, 

Thy  sufferings  and  thy  death, 
We  come,  O  Jesus,  to  receive  ; 

But  would  receive  with  faith. 


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2  The  tokens  sent  us  to  relieve 

Our  spirits  when  they  droop, 

We  come,  O  Jesus,  to  receive ; 

But  would  receive  with  love. 

3  Here,  in  obedience  to  thy  word, 

We  take  the  bread  and  wine  ; 
The  utmost  we  can  do,  O  Lord, 
For  all  beyond  is  thine. 

4  Increase  our  faith,  and  hope,  and  love; 

Lord,  give  us  all  that 's  good  : 

We  would  thy  full  salvation  prove, 

And  share  thy  flesh  and  blood. 

440.  C.  M.  Bryant. 

1  O  GOD  !  accept  the  sacred  hour 

Which  we  to  thee  have  given  ; 
And  let  this  hallowed  scene  have  power 
To  raise  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  Still  let  us  hold,  till  life  departs, 

The  precepts  of  thy  Son, 
Nor  let  our  thoughtless,  thankless  hearts 
Forget  what  he  has  done. 

3  His  time  disciples  may  we  live, 

From  all  corruption  free, 
And  humbly  learn  like  him  to  give 
Our  powers,  our  wills  to  thee. 

4  And  oft  along  life's  dangerous  way, 

To  smooth  our  passage  through, 
Wilt  thou,  on  this  thy  holy  day, 
For  us  this  scene  renew. 

441.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  THAT  doleful  night  before  his  death, 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Did,  almost  with  his  dying  breath, 
This  solemn  feast  ordain. 

2  To  keep  the  feast,  Lord,  we  have  met, 

And  to  remember  thee  : 
Help  each  poor  trembler  to  repeat, 
"  For  me,  he  died  for  me." 

3  These  sacred  signs,  thy  sufferings,  Lord, 

To  our  remembrance  brings : 
We  eat  and  drink  around  thy  board, 
But  think  on  nobler  things. 


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4  O  tune  our  tongues,  and  set  in  frame, 
Each  heart  that  pants  for  thee, 
To  sing,  "  Hosanna  to  the  Lamb," 
The  Lamb  that  died  for  me. 

44^.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  THE  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread, 

With  his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 
And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  the  Lord. 

2  Let  worldly  sweets  be  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem ; 

Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 

And  faith  and  hope  be  fix'd  on  him. 

443.  7s.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Spiritual  Nourishment^from  Christ. 

1  BREAD  of  heaven !  on  thee  we  feed, 
For  thy  flesh  is  meat  indeed  : 
Ever  let  our  souls  be  fed 

With  this  true  and  living  bread  ! 

2  Vine  of  heaven !  thy  blood  supplies 
This  blest  cup  of  sacrifice : 

Lord,  thy  wounds  our  healing  give  ; 
To  thy  cross  we  look  and  live. 

3  Day  by  day  with  strength  supplied, 
Through  the  life  of  him  who  died ; 
Lord  of  life  !  oh  let  us  be 

Rooted,  grafted,  built  on  thee ! 

444.  C  M.    Stennett. 

1  HERE  at  thy  table,  Lord,  we  meet, 

To  feed  on  food  divine : 
Thy  body  is  the  bread  we  eat, 
Thy  precious  blood  the  wine. 

2  He,  who  prepares  this  rich  repast, 

Himself  comes  down  and  dies ; 
And  then  invites  us  thus  to  feast 
Upon  the  sacrifice. 

3  Here  peace  and  pardon  sweetly  flow ; 

Oh  what  delightful  food  ! 
We  eat  the  bread — and  drink  the  wine — 
But  think  on  nobler  good. 


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4  Deep  was  the  suffering  he  endured 

Upon  the  cross  or  tree — 
For  me — each  welcome  guest  may  say — 
'Twas  all  endured  for  me. 

5  Sure  there  was  never  love  so  free — 

Dear  Saviour— so  divine  ! 
Well  thou  mayst  claim  that  heart  of  me, 
Which  owes  so  much  to  thine. 

445.  L.  M.    Watts. 

Not  ashamed  of  Christ  crucified. 

1  AT  thy  command,  O  gracious  Lord, 

Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast; 
Thy  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  board, 
And  thine  own  flesh  feeds  every  guest 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love, 

And  trusts  for  life  in  one  that  died ; 
We  hope  for  heavenly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  What  tho'  the  world  pronounce  it  shame, 

And  cast  their  scandals  on  thy  cause  1 
We  come  to  beast  our  Saviour's  name, 
And  make  our  triumph  in  his  cross. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing  age, 

'•'  He  that  was  dead  hath  left  his  tomb  ; 
He  lives,  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  he  come." 

446.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
The  Unity  of  the  Saints. 

1  HOW  pleasing  to  behold  and  see 
The  friends  of  Jesus  all  agree. 
To  sit  around  his  sacred  board, 
As  members  of  one  common  Lord. 

2  While  here  we  sit  we  would  implore 
That  love  may  spread  from  shore  to  shore ; 
Till  all  the  saints,  like  us,  combine, 

To  praise  the  Lord  in  songs  divine. 

3  To  all  we  freely  give  our  hand, 
Who  love  the  Lord  in  every  land  ; 
For  all  are  one  in  Christ,  our  Head, 
To  whom  be  endless  honours  paid. 


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447.  C  M.    Steele. 
Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

1  TO  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name, 

Awake  the  sacred  song  : 
O  may  his  love  each  heart  inflame, 
And  tune  each  stammering  tongue. 

2  His  love,  what  mortal  thought  can  reach 

What  mortal  tongue  display  ! 
Imagination's  utmost  stretch 
In  wonder  dies  away. 

3  Let  wonder  still  with  love  unite, 

And  gratitude  and  joy ; 
Thou,  Lord,  be  our  supreme  delight, 
Thy  praise  our  best  employ. 

448.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Desiring  suitable  affections  at  theLord's  table 

1  LORD,  while  around  thy  board  we  meet, 
And  humbly  worship  at  thy  feet ; 

O  may  our  warm  affections  move 
In  glad  returns  of  grateful  love. 

2  Strengthen  our  faith,  us  also  aid, 

To  view  thy  wondrous  love  display'd 
Through  emblems  of  thy  flesh  and  blood, 
By  which  we're  sav'd  and  brought  to  God. 

3  May  grief  for  sin,  the  cause  of  wo, 
With  painful  pleasing  anguish  flow; 
And  thy  forgiving  love  impart 
Life,  hope,  and  joy,  to  every  heart 

449.  8s  &,  7s.    Exeter  Coll. 

After  Communion. 

1  FROM  the  table  now  retiring, 

Which  for  us  the  Lord  hath  spread, 
May  our  souls,  refreshment  finding, 
Grow  in  all  things  like  our  Head. 

2  His  example  by  beholding, 

May  our  lives  his  image  bear ; 

Him  bur  Lord  and  Master  calling, 

His  commands  may  we  revere 

3  Love  to  God  and  man  displaying. 

Walking  steadfast  in  his  way. 


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Joy  attend  us  in  believing, 
Peace  from  God  through  endless  day ! 

450.  L.  M.    Bryant. 
The  Lord's  Day. 

1  WE  bless  thee  for  this  sacred  day, 
Thou,  who  hast  every  blessing  given, 
Which  sends  the  dream*  of  earth  away, 
And  yields  a  glimpse  of  opening  heaven. 

2  Rich  day  of  holy  thoughttul  rest ! 
May  we  improve  thy  calm  repose, 
And  in  God's  service  truly  blessed, 
Forget  the  world,  its  joys  and  woes. 

3  Lord  !  may  thy  truth,  upon  the  heart 
Now  fall  and  dwell,  as  heavenly  dew, 
And  flowers  of  grace  in  freshness  start 
Where  once  the  weeds  of  error  grew. 

4  May  prayer  now  lift  her  sacred  wings, 
Contented  with  that  aim  alone 
Which  bears  her  to  the  King  of  kings, 
And  rests  her  at  his  sheltering  throne. 

451.  S.  M.    Watts. 

1  THE  wort,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes : 

This  day  proclaims  it  all  divine — 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

2  We  hail  the  glorious  day, 
With  thankful  heart  and  voice, 

Which  chas'd  each  painful  doubt  away 
And  bade  the  church  rejoice. 

3  Since  he  hath  left  the  grave, 
His  promises  are  true ; 

And  each  exalted  hope  he  gave, 
Confirm'd  of  God  we  view. 

4  O  come  the  happy  hour, 
When  all  the  earth  shall  own 

The  Son,  O  God  !  declared  with  power, 
And  worship  at  thy  throne. 

5  That  we  possess  thy  word, 
Which  all  this  grace  displays, 

Accept,  thou  Father  of  our  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 


THE    GOSPEL. 

452.  '     S.M.    Watts. 
The  Lord's  Day  welcomed. 

1  WELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 

That  saw  the  Lord  arise ; 
Welcome  to  each  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes ! 

2  Jesus  himself  comes  near, 

And  feasts  his  saints  to-day ; 
Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day,  amid  the  place 

Where  our  dear  God  is  seen, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasure  and  of  sin. 

4  Our  willing  souls  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
Till  called  to  rise,  and  soar  away, 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

453.  H.  M.    Hayward. 

1  WELCOME,  delightful  morn  ! 

Thou  day  of  sacred  rest ; 
We  hail  thy  kind  return  ; 

Lord  make  these  moments  blest. 
From  low  delights,  and  mortal  toys, 
We  soar  to  reach  immortal  joys. 

2  Now  may  the  King  descend, 

And  fill  his  throne  of  grace ; 
Thy  sceptre,  Lord,  extend, 

While  saints  address  thy  face  : 
Let  sinners  feel  thy  quickening  word, 
And  learn  to  know  and  fear  the  Lord. 

3  Descend,  celestial  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers ; 
Disclose  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  bless  these  sacred  hours  : 
Then  shall  our  souls  new  life  obtain, 
Nor  Sabbaths  be  improved  in  vain. 

454.  L.  M.    Episcopal  Coll. 

1  OUR  opening  eyes  with  rapture  see 
The  dawn  of  thy  returning  day ; 
Our  thoughts,  O  God,  ascend  to  thee, 
While  thus  our  early  vows  we  pay. 


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2  We  yield  our  hearts  to  thee  alone, 

Nor  would  receive  another  guest ; 
Eternal  King !  erect  thy  throne, 
And  reign  sole  monarch  in  each  breast, 

3  Oh  bid  this  trifling  world  retire, 

And  drive  each  carnal  thought  away  ; 
Nor  let  us  feel  one  vain  desire — 
One  sinful  thought — through  all  the  day. 

4  Then,  to  thy  courts  when  we  repair, 

Our  souls  shall  rise  on  joyful  wing, 
The  wonders  of  thy  love  declare, 
And  join  the  strains  which  angels  sing. 

455.  L.  M.     Stexnett. 
The  rest  of  the  Lord's  Day. 

1  ANOTHER  six  days'  work  is  done  ; 
Another  Sabbath  is  begun  : 
Return,  our  souls — enjoy  your  rest ; 
Improve  the  day  your  God  has  blest. 

2  Oh  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise, 
As  grateful  incense,  to  the  skies  ; 

And.  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose, 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  knows. 

3  This  heavenly  calm  'within  the  breast ! 
The  dearest  pledge  of  glorious  rest, 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains — 
The  end  of  cares— the  end  of  pains. 

4  With  joy,  great  God,  thy  works  we  view, 
In  varied  scenes,  both  old  and  new  ; 
With  praise,  we  think  on  mercies  past ; 
With  hope,  we  future  pleasures  taste. 

5  In  holy  duties,  let  the  day — 
In  holy  pleasures,  pass  away  : 
How  sweet,  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend, 
In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end ! 

456.  C.  M.    De  Courcy's  Coll. 

1  COME,  let  us  join  with  sweet  accord 
In  hymns  around  the  throne  : 
This  is  the  day  our  rising  Lord 
Hath  made,  and  called  his  own. 


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2  This  is  the  day  which  God  hath  blest, 
The  brightest  of  the  seven  ; 
Type  of  that  everlasting  rest, 
The  saints  enjoy  in  heaven. 

457.  L.  M.    Dobell. 
Preparation  for  the  Lord's  Day. 

1  COME,  dearest  Lord,  and  bless  this  day, 
Come,  bear  our  thoughts  from  earth  away : 
Now,  let  our  noblest  passions  rise 

With  ardour  to  their  native  skies. 

2  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  all  divine, 
With  rays  of  light  upon  us  shine  ; 
And, let  our  waiting  souls  be  blest, 
On  this  sweet  day  of  sacred  rest. 

3  Then,  when  our  Sabbaths  here  are  o'er, 
And  we  arrive  on  Canaan's  shore, 
With  all  the  ransomed,  we  shall  spend 
A  Sabbath  which  shall  never  end. 

458.  C  M.    Beddomb. 
Lord's  Day  Morning. 

1  ON  this  illustrious  joyful  morn, 

Our  Saviour  left  the  grave ; 
Was  then  declared  the  Son  of  God, 
With  mighty  power  to  save. 

2  Come  humble  souls,  and  see  the  place 

Where  once  the  Saviour  lay  ; 
New  string  your  harps,  attune  your  songs. 
And  hail  the  solemn  day. 

3  In  lofty  accents  praise  his  name, 

Who  thus  in  triumph  rose ; 
Who  broke  the  iron  bands  of  death, 
And  trampled  on  his  foes. 

4  Sing  loud  hosannas  to  your  King, 

The  Lamb  that  once  was  slain  ; 
For  you  the  royal  victim  died, 
For  you  he  rose  again. 

459.  O  M.    C.  Wesley. 

1  MAY  we,  throughout  this  day  of  thine, 
Be  in  thy  Spirit,  Lord, 
Spirit  of  humble  fear  divine, 
That  trembles  at  thy  word. 


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2  Spirit  of  faith,  our  hearts  to  raise, 
Arid  fix  on  things  above  ; 
Spirit  of  sacrifice  and  praise, 
Of  holiness  and  love. 

460.  L.  M.    Mrs.  Barbauld. 
The  Sacrifice  of  the  Heart. 

1  WHEN,  as  returns  this  solemn  day, 
Man  comes  to  meet  his  Maker,  God, 
What  rites,  what  honours  shall  he  pay  1 
How  spread  his  sovereign's  praise  abroad ' 

2  From  marble  domes  and  gilded  spires 
Shall  curling  clouds  of  incense  rise  1 
And  gems,  and  gold,  and  garlands  deck 
The  costly  pomp  of  sacrifice  1 

3  Vain,  sinful  man !  creation's  Lord 
Thy  golden  offerings  well  may  spare  : 
But  give  thy  heart,  and  thou  shall  find 
Here  dwells  a  God  who  heareth  prayer. 

461.  C.  M.    Browne. 
Lord's  Day  Evening. 

1  FREQUENT  the  day  of  God  returns, 

To  shed  its  quickening  beams  ; 
And  yet  how  slow  devotion  burns ; 
How  languid  are  its  flames ! 

2  Accept  our  faint  attempts  to  love, 

Our  frailties,  Lord,  forgive; 
We  would  be  like  thy  saints  above, 
And  praise  thee  while  we  live. 

3  Increase,  O  Lord,  our  faith  and  hope, 

And  fit  us  to  ascend, 
Where  the  assembly  ne'er  breaks  up, 
The  sabbath  ne'er  shall  end. 

4  Where  we  shall  breathe  in  heavenly  air, 

With  heavenly  lustre  shine ; 
Before  the  throne  of  God  appear, 
And  feast  on  love  divine. 

462.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 
The  Eternal  Sabbath. 

1  LORD  of  the  Sabbath,  hear  our  vows, 
On  this  thy  day,  in  this  thy  house  j 


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And  own,  as  grateful  sacrifice, 

The  songs  which  from  thy  churches  rise. 

2  Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love  ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  ; 

To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  earnest  hope  and  strong  desire. 

3  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress ; 
Nor  sin  nor  death  shall  reach  the  place ; 
No  groans  to  mingle  with  the  songs 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

4  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes ; 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose ; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

5  O  long  expected  day,  begin ; 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  wo  and  sin , 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  weary  road, 
And  sleep  in  death,  to  rest  with  God. 

463.  C.  M.    Kelly. 

1  AND  now  another  week  begins, 

This  day  we  call  the  Lord's ; 
This  day  he  rose,  who  bore  our  sins, 
For  so  his  word  records. 

2  Hark,  how  the  angels  sweetly  sing ! — 

Their  voices  fill  the  sky — 
They  hail  their  great  victorious  King, 
And  welcome  him  on  high. 

3  We'll  catch  the  note  of  lofty  praise; 

Their  joys  oh  may  we  feel ; 
Our  thankful  song  with  them  we'll  raise, 
And  emulate  their  zeal. 

4  Come,  then,  ye  saints,  and  grateful  sing 

Of  Christ,  our  risen  Lord  ; 
Of  Christ,  the  everlasting  King, 
Of  Christ,  th'  beloved  Word. 

5  Hail,  mighty  Saviour,  thee  we  hail ! 

High  on  thy  throne  above ; 
Till  heart  and  flesh  together  fail, 
We'll  sing  thy  matchless  love. 


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464.  C  M.    Bowring. 

Pure  Worship. 

1  THE  offerings  to  thy  throne  which  rise, 

Of  mingled  praise  and  prayer, 
Are  but  a  worthless  sacrifice 
Unless  the  heart  is  there. 

2  Upon  thine  all  discerning  ear 

Let  no  vain  words  intrude  ; 
No  tribute,  but  the  vow  sincere, 
The  tribute  of  the  good. 

3  Our  offerings  will  indeed  be  blest, 

If  sanctified  by  thee  ; 
If  thy  pure  Spirit  touch  the  breast 
With  its  own  purity. 

4  O  may  that  Spirit  warm  each  heart 

To  piety  and  love, 
And  to  life's  lowly  vale  impart 
Some  rays  from  heaven  above. 

465.  7s.    J.  Taylor. 

1  LORD,  before  thy  presence  come, 

Bow  we  down  with  holy  fear; 
Call  our  erring  footsteps  home, 
Let  us  feel  that  thou  art  near. 

2  Wandering  thoughts  and  languid  powers 

Come  not  where  devotion  kneels ; 
Let  the  soul  expand  her  stores, 
Glowing  with  the  joy  she  feels. 

3  .At  the  portals  of  thy  house, 

We  resign  our  earth-born  cares : 
Nobler  thoughts  our  souls  engross, 
Songs  of  praise  and  fervent  prayers.     . 

466.  C  M.    Browne. 

1  WHEREWITH  shall  we  approach  the  Lord, 

And  bow  before  his  throne  ? 
Oh!  how  procure  his  kind  regard, 
And  for  our  guilt  atone  1 

2  Shall  altars  flame,  and  victims  bleed, 

And  spicy  fumes  ascend  1 
Will  these  our  earnest  wish  succeed, 
And  make  our  God  our  friend  1 


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3  O  no,  our  souls  !  'twere  fruitless  all ; 

Such  offerings  are  vain  : 
No  fatlings  from  the  field  or  stall 
His  favour  can  obtain. 

4  To  men  their  rights  we  must  allow, 

And  proofs  of  kindness  give ; 
To  God  with  humble  reverence  bow, 
And  to  his  glory  live. 

467.  CM.    Jarvis. 

1  BEFORE  the  awful  throne  we  bow 

Of  heaven's  almighty  king : 

Here  we  present  the  solemn  vow, 

And  hymns  of  praise  we  sing. 

2  Thee  we  adore  ;  and,  Lord,  to  thee 

Our  filial  duty  pay  : 
Thy  service,  unconstrained  and  free, 
Conducts  to  endless  day.  x 

3  While  in  thy  house  of  prayer  we  kneel 

With  trust  and  holy  fear, 
Thy  mercy  and  thy  truth  reveal, 
And  lend  a  gracious  ear. 

4  With  fervour  teach  our  hearts  to  pray, 

And  tune  our  lips  to  sing ; 
Nor  from  thy  presence  cast  away 
The  sacrifice  we  bring.  / 

468.  S.  M.    E.Taylor. 
Invitation  to  the  House  of  God. 

1  COME  to  the  house  of  prayer, 

O  thou  afflicted,  come  ; 
The  God  of  peace  shall  meet  thee  there, 
He  makes  that  house  his  home. 

2  Come  to  the  house  of  praise, 

Ye  who  are  happy  now ; 
In  sweet  accord  your  voices  raise, 
In  kindred  homage  bow. 

3  Ye  aged,  hither  come, 

For  ye  have  felt  his  love ; 
Soon  shall  your  trembling  tongues  be  dumb 
Your  lips  forget  to  move. 


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4  Ye  young,  before  his  throne, 

Come,  bow ;  your  voices  raise , 
Let  not  your  hearts  his  praise  disown, 
Who  gives  the  power  to  praise. 

469.  L.  M.    Watts. 
Delight  in  Worship. 

1  FAR  from  our  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone ; 
Let  our  religious  hours  alone ; 

Fain  would  our  eyes  our  Saviour  see ; 
We  wait  a  visit,  Lord !  from  thee. 

2  Oh !  warm  our  hearts  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindle  there  a  pure  dasire  : 
Come,  sacred  Spirit,  from  above, 
And  fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  love. 

3  Blest  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare  ! 
How  sweet  thine  entertainments  are ! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

4  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine ! 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine ; 
Thy  glorious  name  shall  be  adored, 
And  every  tongue  confess  thee  Lord. 

470.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  WHAT  pleasure,  Lord  !  thy  house  attends, 
When  the  whole  heart  to  heaven  ascends ; 
One  day  thus  spent  with  thee  on  earth, 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  While  we  can  have  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace ! 
We  would  not  absent  from  thee  live 
For  all  a  tempting  world  can  give. 

3  God  is  our  sun — he  makes  our  day ; 
God  is  our  shield — he  guides  our  way  ; 
Our  future  hopes,  our  present  joys, 
All  from  his  boundless  goodness  rise. 

4  To  men  of  pure  and  pious  hearts, 
All  real  good  their  God  imparts  : 

With  grace  he  crowns  them  here  below, 
And  endless  glory  will  bestow. 


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5  Author  of  good  !  whose  sovereign  sway 
All  worlds,  all  beings  must  obey ; 
How  happy  must  thy  children  be, 
Whose  spirits  firmly  trust  in  thee ! 

471.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  WHEN  to  his  temple  God  descends, 
He  holds  communion  with  his  friends, 
His  grace  and  glory  there  displays, 

And  shines  with  bright,  but  friendly  rays. 

2  While  hovering  o'er  the  happy  place, 
The  Spirit  sheds  his  heavenly  grace ; 
To  fix  our  thoughts — our  hearts  to  raise, 
And  tune  our  souls  to  love  and  praise. 

3  'Tis  here  we  learn  the  blessed  skill 
To  know  and  do  our  Maker's  will ; 
And,  while  we  hear,  and  sing,  and  pray, 
With  heavenly  joy  we  soar  away. 

4  Oh !  dearest  hours  of  all  we  know- 
On  !  sweetest  joys  of  all  below : 

Here  would  we  choose  our  fixed  abode, 
And  dwell  for  ever  near  our  God. 

472.  S.  M.    Stennett. 

1  HOW  charming  is  the  place 

Where  our  Redeemer  God 

Unveils  the  glories  of  his  face, 

And  sheds  his  love  abroad ! 

2  Here,  on  the  mercy-seat, 

With  radiant  glory  crowned, 
Our  joyful  eyes  behold  him  sit. 
And  smile  on  all  around. 

3  To  him  their  prayers  and  cries 

Each  contrite  soul  presents : 
And  while  he  hears  their  humble  sighs, 
He  grants  them  all  their  wants. 

4  Give  us,  O  Lord,  a  place 

Within  thy  blest  abode  ; 
Among  the  children  of  thy  grace, 
The  servants  of  our  God. 

473.  C  M.    Wesley. 

I  HAPPY  the  souls  in  Jesus  joined, 
And  saved  by  grace  alone : 
Y 


386  INSTITUTIONS   OF 

Walking  in  all  his  ways,  they  find 
Their  heaven  on  earth  begun. 

2  The  church  triumphant  in  thy  love, 

Their  mighty  joys  we  know : 
They  sing  the  Lamb  in  hymns  above, 
And  we  in  hymns  below. 

3  Thee,  in  thy  glorious  realm,  they  praise , 

And  bow  before  thy  throne  : 
We  in  the  kingdom  of  thy  grace  ; 
The  kingdoms  are  but  one. 

4  The  holy  to  the  holiest  leads ; 

From  hence  our  spirits  rise  : 

And  he  who  in  thy  statutes  treads, 

Shall  meet  thee  in  the  skies. 

474.  C.  M.    Newton. 

The  presence  of  God  sought  in  his  house. 

1  GREAT  Shepherd  of  thy  people,  hear ! 

Thy  presence  now  display : 
We  kneel  within  thy  house  of  prayer, 
Oh !  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

2  The  clouds,  which  veil  thee  from  our  sight 

In  pity,  Lord,  remove ; 
Dispose  our  minds  to  hear  aright 
The  message  of  thy  love. 

3  Help  us,  with  holy  fear  and  joy, 

To  kneel  before  thy  face ; 
Oh  make  us  creatures  of  thy  power, 
The  children  of  thy  grace. 

475.  CM.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  AGAIN  our  earthly  cares  we  leave, 

And  to  thy  courts  repair ; 
Again  with  joyful  feet  we  come, 
To  meet  our  Saviour  here. 

2  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace, 

And  love  and  concord  dwell : 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

3  The  feeling  heart — the  melting  eye, 

The  humble  mind  bestow ; 
And  shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
To  make  our  graces  grow. 


THE   GOSPEL.  387 

4  May  we  in  faith  receive  thy  word, 

In  faith  present  our  prayers  ; 
And  in  the  presence  of  our  Lord 
Unbosom  all  our  cares. 

5  Show  us  some  token  of  thy  love, 

Our  fainting  hopes  to  raise  ; 
And  pour  thy  blessing  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

476.  C.  M.    Presbyterian  Coll. 

1  WITHIN  thy  house,  O  Lord,  our  God, 

In  glory  now  appear ; 
Make  this  a  place  of  thine  abode, 
And  shed  thy  blessings  here. 

2  When  we  thine  awful  seat  surround, 

Thy  spirit,  Lord,  impart ; 
And  let  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound 
With  power  reach  every  heart. 

3  Here  let  the  blind  their  sight  obtain ; 

Here  give  the  mourners  rest : 
Let  Jesus  here  triumphant  reign, 
Enthroned  in  every  breast. 

4  Here  let  the  voice  of  sacred  joy 

And  humble  prayer  arise, 
Till  higher  strains  our  tongues  employ, 
To  celebrate  thy  praise. 

477.  7s.    Montgomery. 

Prayer  for  a  Blessing  on  Public  Worship. 

1  TO  thy  temple  we  repair- 
Lord,  we  love  to  worship  there ; 
There  within  the  veil  we  meet 
Thee  upon  the  mercy-seat 

2  While  thy  glorious  name  is  sung, 
Tune  our  lips — unloose  our  tongue ; 
Then  our  joyful  souls  shall  bless 
Thee,  the'Lord  our  Righteousness. 

3  While  thy  word  is  heard  with  awe. 
While  we  tremble  at  thy  law, 

Let  tlry  gospel's  wondrous  love 
Every  doubt  and  fear  remove. 

4  From  thy  house  when  we  return, 
Let  our  hearts  within  us  burn ; 


388  INSTITUTIONS   OF 

That  at  evening  we  may  say — 

"  We  have  walked  with  God  to-day." 

478.  C.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

1  GREAT  God,  let  not  thy  grace  delay 

To  meet  us  with  thy  love ; 

Drive  interposing  clouds  away, 

And  make  our  guilt  remove. 

2  Come  in  with  power  to  every  soul, 

O  thou  immortal  Dove ; 
Make  every  wounded  spirit  whole, 
With  thy  redeeming  love. 

3  We  long  to  meet  our  God  to-day, 

And  taste  his  grace  divine, 
That  every  soul  with  joy  may  say, 
Our  Lord,  our  God,  we're  thine. 

4  Here  's  some  that  pant,  O  God,  to  see 

Thy  face,  and  taste  thy  love  ; 
O  speak,  and  bring  us  near  to  thee, 
And  make  our  doubts  remove. 

5  O  God,  inspire  each  heart  and  tongue 

To  learn  thy  precious  name ; 
Redeeming  love  shall  be  our  song, 
And  we  thy  love  proclaim. 

479.  C  M.      Hoskins. 

1  IN  thy  great  name,  O  Lord,  we  come, 

To  worship  at  thy  feet ; 
Oh  pour  thy  Holy  Spirit  down 
On  all  that  now  shall  meet. 

2  We  come  to  hear  Jehovah  speak, 

To  hear  the  Saviour's  voice : 
Thy  face  and  favour,  Lord,  we  seek  ; 
Now  make  our  hearts  rejoice. 

3  Teach  us  to  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear, 

And  understand  thy  word  ; 
To  feel  thy  blissful  presence  near, 
And  trust  the  living  Lord. 

480.  7s.    Hammond. 

1  LORD,  we  come  before  thee  now; 
At  thy  feet  we  humbly  bow  ; 
Oh  do  not  our  suit  disdain  ! 
Shall  we  seek  thee,  Lord,  in  vain? 


THE    GOSPEL.  389 

2  Lord,  on  thee  our  souls  depend ; 
In  compassion  now  descend  ; 

Fill  our  hearts  with  thy  rich  grace ; 
Tune  our  hearts  to  sing  thy  praise. 

3  Send  some  message  from  thy  word, 
That  may  joy  and  peace  afford ; 
Let  thy  Spirit  now  impart 

Full  salvation  to  each  heart. 

4  Comfort  those  who  weep  and  mourn, 
Let  the  time  of  joy  return  ; 

Those  who  are  cast  down — lift  up, 
Make  them  strong  in  faith  and  hope. 

5  Grant  that  all  may  seek  and  find 
Thee  a  God  supremely  kind : 
Heal  the  sick— the  captive  free; 
Let  us  all  rejoice  in  thee. 

481.  8s  &  7s.    J.  Taylor. 

Surrounding  the  Mercy-Seat. 

1  FAR  from  mortal  cares  retreating, 

Sordid  hopes  and  fond  desires, 
Here,  our  willing  footsteps  meeting, 

Every  heart  to  heaven  aspires. 
From  the  Fount  of  glory  beaming, 

Light  celestial  cheers  our  eyes  ; 
Mercy  from  above  proclaiming 

Peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies. 

2  Who  may  share  this  great  salvation  1 — 

Every  pure  and  humble  mind : 
Every  kindred,  tongue  and  nation, 

From  the  dross  of  guilt  refined  : 
Blessings  all  around  bestowing, 

God  withholds  his  care  from  none ; 
Grace  and  mercy  ever  flowing 

From  the  fountain  of  his  throne. 

3  Every  stain  of  guilt  abhorring, 

Firm  and  bold  in  virtue's  cause, 
Still  thy  providence  adoring, 

Faithful  subjects  to  thy  laws, 
Lord  !  with  favour  still  attend  us, 

Bless  us  with  thy  wondrous  love 
Thou,  our  sun  and  shield,  defend  us ; 

All  our  hope  is  from  above. 


390  INSTITUTIONS   OF 

482.  C  M.    Drennan. 

God  may  be  Worshipped  in  every  place. 

1  THE  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain 

The  universal  Lord  ; 
Yet  he  in  humble  hearts  will  deign 
To  dwell  and  be  adored. 

2  Where'er  ascends  the  sacrifice 

Of  fervent  praise  and  prayer, 
Or  on  the  earth,  or  in  the  skies, 
The  God  of  heaven  is  there. 

3  His  presence  is  diffused  abroad 

Through  realms,  thro'  worlds  unknown ; 
Who  seek  the  mercies  of  our  God 
Are  ever  near  his  throne. 

4oo.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Opening  of  Worship. 

1  GREAT  God  !  before  thy  throne  we  bow, 

In  humble  praise — in  humble  prayer  ; 
O  let  thy  Spirit's  influence  now 
Descend  on  all  assembled  here. 

2  Diffuse  thy  love  and  peace  abroad, 

Bid  worldly  cares  and  follies  flee, 
While  in  thy  house,  O  Lord,  our  God, 
We  dedicate  ourselves  to  thee. 

3  An  offering  poor— yet  thou  wilt  own 

The  humble  and  the  contrite  heart, 
That  meekly  worships  at  thy  throne, 
Nor  would  from  thy  commands  depart 

4  Accept  the  humble  strains  we  raise, 

And  when  our  sabbaths  here  decay, 
O  may  they  rise  in  loftier  praise, 
Through  an  eternal  Sabbath  day. 

484.  C.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

1  HERE  in  the  presence  of  our  God, 

We've  met  to  seek  thy  face ; 
O  let  us  feel  th'  eternal  word, 
And  feast  upon  thy  grace. 

2  O  may  this  be  a  happy  hour 

To  every  mourning  soul ; 
Display  thy  love,  make  known  thy  power, 
And  make  the  wounded  whole. 


THE   G0S1EL.  391 

3  O  may  a  spark  of  heavenly  fire 

Each  stupid  soul  inflame, 
And  sacred  love  our  tongues  inspire 
To  praise  thy  worthy  name. 

4  Let  every  soul  the  Saviour  see, 

And  taste  his  love  divine ; 

And  every  heart  for  ever  be 

United,  Lord,  with  thine. 

485.  112th.    Fawcett. 

Before  Sermon. 

1  THY  presence  gracious  God,  aflbrd, 
Prepare  us  to  receive  thy  word :  - 
Now  let  thy  voice  engage  our  ear, 

And  faith  be  mixed  with  what  we  hear : 

CHOKUS. 

Thus,  Lord,  thy  waiting  servants  bless, 
And  crown  thy  Gospel  with  success. 

2  Distracting  thoughts  and  cares  remove, 
And  fix  our  hearts  and  hopes  above  ; 
With  food  divine  may  we  be  fed, 
And  satisfied  with  living  bread. 

3  To  us  the  sacred  word  apply, 
With  sovereign  power  and  energy  : 
And  may  we,  in  thy  faith  and  fear, 
Reduce  to  practice  what  we  hear. 

4  Father,  in  us  thy  Son  reveal ; 
Teach  us  to  know  and  do  thy  will : 
Thy  saving  power  and  love  display, 
And  guide  us  to  the  realms  of  day. 

286.         L.  M.    Rippon's  Coll. 

1  LOOK  from  on  high,  great  God,  and  see 
Thy  saints  lamenting  after  thee  : 

We  sigh,  we  languish,  and  complain ; 
Revive  thy  gracious  work  again. 

2  To-day  thy  cheering  grace  impart, 
Bind  up  and  heal  the  broken  heart ; 
Our  sins  subdue,  our  souls  restore, 
And  let  our  foes  prevail  no  more. 


392  INSTITUTIONS    OF 

3  Thy  presence  in  thy  house  afford, 
To  every  heart  apply  thy  word ; 
That  sinners  may  their  danger  see, 
And  now  hegin  to  mourn  for  thee. 

487.  L.  M.    Watts. 

1  COME,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 
By  faith  and  love  in  every  breast ; 
Then  shall  we  know  and  taste  and  feel, 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  expressed. 

2  Come  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 
Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 

And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  lengtb 
Of  thine  unmeasurable  grace. 

3  Now  to  the  God  whose  power  can  do 
More  than  our  thoughts  and  wishes  know  : 
Be  everlasting  honours  done, 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  his  Son. 

488.  Ss,  7s  &  4s.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  IN  thy  name,  O  Lord,  assembling, 

We,  thy  people,  now  draw  near ; 
Teach  us  to  rejoice  with  trembling; 
Speak,  and  let  thy  servants  hear— 

Hear  with  meekness — 
Hear  thy  word  with  godly  fear. 

2  While  our  days  on  earth  are  lengthened, 

Let  us  give  them,  Lord,  to  thee : 
Cheered  by  hope — and  daily  strengthened, 
We  would  run,  nor  weary  be, 

Till  thy  glory 
Without  clouds  in  heaven  we  see. 

3  There  in  worship,  purer,  sweeter, 

All  thy  people  shall  adore ; 
Tasting  of  enjoyment  greater 
Than  they  could  conceive  before; 

Full  enjoyment — 
Holy  bliss  for  evermore. 

489.  7s.    Kelly. 
After  Sermon. 

1  SAVIOUR,  bless  thy  word  to  all, 
Quick  and  powerful  let  it  prove ; 


THE    GOSPEL.  393 

Oh  may  sinners  hear  thy  call ! 
Let  thy  people  grow  in  love. 

2  Thine  own  gracious  message  bless, 

Follow  it  with  power  divine  ; 
Give  the  gospel  great  success — 
Thine  the  work— the  glory  thine. 

3  Saviour,  bid  the  world  rejoice, 

Send — oh  send  thy  truth  abroad  I 
Let  the  nations  hear  thy  voice — 
Hear  it— and  return  to  God. 

490.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 

1  AGAIN  our  ears  have  heard  the  voice 

At  which  the  dead  shall  live  ; 
O  may  the  sound  our  hearts  rejoice, 
And  strength  immortal  give ! 

2  And  have  we  heard  the  word  with  joy  7 

And  have  we  felt  its  power  1 
To  keep  it  be  our  blest  employ, 
Till  life's  extremest  hour. 

49 1 .  C.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 

The  Good  Seed. 

1  ALMIGHTY  God,  thy  word  is  cast 

Like  seed  into  the  ground ; 
Now  let  the  dew  of  heaven  descend, 
And  righteous  fruits  abound. 

2  Let  not  the  foe  of  Christ  and  man 

This  holy  seed  remove ; 
But  give  it  root  in  every  heart, 
To  bring  forth  fruits  of  love. 

3  Let  not  the  world's  deceitful  cares 

The  rising  plant  destroy  ; 
But  let  it  yield,  a  hundred  fold, 
The  fruits  of  peace  and  joy. 

4  Nor  let  thy  word,  so  kindly  sent 

To  raise  us  to  thy  throne, 

Return  to  thee,  and  sadly  tell 

That  we  reject  thy  Son. 

5  Oft  as  the  precious  seed  is  sown, 

Thy  quickening  grace  bestow  ; 
That  all  whose  souls  the  truth  receive, 
Its  saving  power  may  know. 


394  INSTITUTIONS  OF 

492.  C  M.    Ripfon's  Coll. 

1  NOW,  Lord,  the  heav'nly  seed  is  sown, 

Be  it  thy  servants'  care 
Thy  heavenly  blessing  to  bring  down, 
By  humble  fervent  prayer. 

2  In  vain  we  plant,  without  thine  aid, 

And  water  too  in  vai»  ; 
Lord  of  the  harvest,  God  of  grace, 
Send  down  thy  heavenly  rain. 

3  Then  shall  cur  cheerful  hearts  and  tongues 

Begin  this  song  divine  ; 
"  Thou,  Lord,  hast  given  the  rich  increase, 
And  be  the  glory  thine." 

493.  P.  M.      Calamy. 

1  LORD  of  nature,  source  of  light, 

In  pity  view  thy  world  below ; 
Guide  our  erring  footsteps  right, 
Through  these  scenes  of  guilt  and  wo. 

2  Grant  thy  Spirit !  By  thy  kindness 

Let  our  errors  be  forgiven  ; 
Heal  our  sins  ;  dispel  our  blindness  ; 
Then  conduct  us  safe  to  heaven. 

494.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Dismission. 

1  LORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 

Hope  and  comfort  from  above  ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  peace  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound. 

495.  L.  M.    Hart. 

1  DISMISS  us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord, 
Help  us  to  feed  upon  thy  word ; 
All  that  has  been  amiss,  forgive, 
And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 

2  Tho'  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  good, 
Wash  all  our  soul's  in  Jesus'  blood ; 
Give  every  fetter'd  soul  release, 
And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace. 


THE    GOSPEL.  395 

496.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Anonymous. 

1  LORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 

Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace : 

O  refresh  us ! 
Traveling  through  this  wilderness. 

2  Thanks  we  give  and  adoration, 

For  the  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound : 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

497.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 
LORD,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 

Bid  us  all  depart  in  peace  ; 
Still  on  gospel  manna  feeding, 

Pure  seraphic  love  increase : 
Fill  each  breast  with  consolation, 

While  to  thee  our  songs  we  raise ; 
When  we  reach  the  blissful  station, 

We  will  give  thee  nobler  praise. 

498.  S.  M.    Hart. 

1  ONCE  more,  before  we  part, 
We'll  bless  the  Saviour's  name ; 

Record  his  mercies  every  heart, 
Sing  every  tongue  the  same. 

2  O  may  we  keep  his  word, 
And  feed  thereon  and  grow ; 

Go  on  to  seek  and  know  the  Lord, 
And  practise  what  we  know. 

499.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  NOW  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head. 

2  Thou  hast  redeem'd  us  by  thy  blood, 

And  set  the  pris'ners  free ; 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 


396  INSTITUTIONS   OF 

500.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Kelly. 

1  GOD  of  our  salvation,  hear  us ; 

Bless,  oh  bless  us,  ere  we  go ; 
When  we  join  the  world,  be  near  us, 
Lest  we  cold  and  careless  grow : 

Saviour  keep  us — 
Keep  us  safe  from  every  foe. 

2  May  we  live  in  view  of  heaven, 

Where  we  hope  to  see  thy  face ; 
Save  us  from  unhallowed  leaven, 
All  that  might  obscure  thy  grace ; 

Keep  us  walking 
Each  in  his  appointed  place. 

3  As  our  steps  are  drawing  nearer 

To  the  place  we  call  our  home, 
May  our  view  of  heaven  grow  clearer, 
Hope  more  bright  of  joys  to  come ; 

And,  when  dying, 
May  thy  presence  cheer  the  gloom. 

501.  7s.    Cowper. 

1  NOW  may  he  who  from  the  dead 
Brought  the  shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
Jesus  Christ,  our  king  and  head, 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

2  May  he  teach  us  to  fulfil 
What  is  pleasing  in  his  sight ; 
Perfect  us  in  all  his  will, 

And  preserve  us  day  and  night 

502.  8s  &  7s.    J.  Newton. 

1  MAY  the  grace  of  Christ  our  Saviour, 

And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  holy  Spirit's  favour, 
Rest  upon  us  from  above. 

2  Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord, 

And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 

Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 

503.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  Ministry  of  Divine  Appointment. 
1  FATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  house, 
We  pay  our  homage,  and  our  vows, 


THE    GOSPEL.  397 

While  with  most  grateful  hearts  we  share 
These  pledges  of  our  Saviour's  care. 

2  The  Saviour,  when  to  heaven  he  rose 
In  splendid  triumph  o'er  his  foes, 
Scattered  his  gifts  on  men  below, 
And  wide  his  royal  bounties  flow. 

3  Hence  sprung  th'  apostle's  honoured  name, 
Sacred  beyond  all  earthly  fame ; 

-    In  lowlier"  forms,  to  bless  our  eyes, 
Pastors  from  hence,  and  teachers  rise. 

4  So  shall  the  bright,  succession  run 
Through  latest  courses  of  tne  sun  ; 
While  unborn  churches,  by  their  care, 
Shall  rise  and  flourish,  large  and  fair. 

504.  L.  M.    Watts. 

Christ' s  Commission  to  his  Ministers. 

1  "  GO  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the  Lord ; 

"  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive 
He  shall  be  saved  that  trusts  my  word, 
And  he  condemned,  who'll  not  believe. 

2  "  I'll  make  your  great  commission  known  ; 

And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 
By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands ; 

I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end  ; 
All  power  is  trusted  in  my  hands — 
I  can  destroy — and  I  defend." 

4  He  spake — and  light  shone  round  his  head  ; 

On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  he  rode  : 
They  to  the  farthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  Lord. 

505.  S.  M,    Watts. 
Ministers  the  Bearers  of  glad  Tidings. 

1  HOW  beauteous  are  their  feet 
Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill ! 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 


398  UNIVERSAL   DIFFUSION 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice ! 

How  sweet  their  tidings  are ! 
"  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King, 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  ?nd  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heavenly  light ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  In  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Through  all  the  earth  abroad  ! 
Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  Lord. 


UNIVERSAL  DIFFUSION    OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

506.        8s,  7s  &  4s.    Cotterill. 
Condition  and  Prospects  of  the  Heathen. 

1  O'ER  the  realms  o'f  Pagan  darkness, 

Let  the  eye  of  pity  gaze  ; 
See  the  kindred  of  the  people 
Lost  in  sin's  bewildering  maze  ; 

Darkness  brooding 
On  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

2  Light  of  them  that  sit  in  darkness ! 

Rise  and  shine,  thy  blessings  bring ; 
Light  to  lighten  all  the  Gentiles ! 
Rise  with  healing  in  thy  wing ; 

To  thy  brightness 
Let  all  kings  and  nations  come. 

3  May  the  heathen,  now  adoring 

Idol-gods  of  wood  and  stone, 
Come,  and,  worshipping  before  him, 
Serve  the  living  God  alone : 

Let  thy  glory 
Fill  the  earth  as  floods  the  sea. 


OF   THE   GOSPEL.  £ 

i  Thou  to  whom  all  power  is  given, 
Speak  the  word ; — at  thy  command, 
Let  the  company  of  preachers 
Spread  thy  name  from  land  to  land ; 

Lord,  be  with  them 
Alway  to  the  end  of  time. 

507.  7s  &  6s.    Bishop  Hkber. 

1  FROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 

From  India's  coral  strand, 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 

Roll  down  their  golden  sand  ; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
Tliey  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 

2  What  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle ; 
Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile ; 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown ; 
The  heathen  in  his  blindness 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

3  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

By  wisdom  from  on  high, 
Shall  we  to  men  benighted 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  1 
Salvation  !  O  salvation  ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  each  remotest  nation 

Has  learnt  Messiah's  name. 

508.  C.  M.    Gibbons. 
Prevalence  of  Christianity  promised. 

1  GREAT  God,  is  not  thy  promise  pledg'd 

To  thine  exalted  Son, 
That  through  the  nations  of  the  earth 
Thy  word  of  life  shall  run  1 

2  "Ask — and  I  give  the  heathen  lands 

For  thine  inheritance ; 
And  to  the  world's  remotest  shores 
Thine  empire  shall  advance." 


400  UNIVERSAL    DIFFUSION 

3  From  east  to  west,  from  north  to  south, 
Then  be  his  name  adored  : 
Let  earth,  with  all  its  millions,  shout 
Hosanna  to  the  Lord ! 

509.  L.  M.     Doddridge. 

Prayer  for  the  Conversion  of  the  World. 

1  INDULGENT  Sovereign  of  the  skies, 

And  wilt  thou  bow  thy  gracious  ear? 

While  feeble  mortals  raise  their  cries, 

Wilt  thou,  the  great  Jehovah,  hear? 

2  Look  down,  O  God,  with  pitying  eye, 

And  view  the  desolation  round  ; 
See  what  wide  realms  in  darkness  lie, 
What  scenes  of  wo  and  crime  abound  ! 

3  Loud  let  the  gospel  trumpet  blow, 

And  call  the  nations  from  afar ; 
Let  all  the  isles  their  Saviour  know, 
And  earth's  remotest  ends  draw  near. 

510.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  SOVEREIGN  of  worlds  !  display  thy  power, 
Be  this  thy  Zion's  favoured  hour; 

Oh  bid  the  morning-star  arise, 
Oh  point  the  heathen  to  the  skies. 

2  Set  up  thy  throne  where  Satan  reigns, 
In  western  wilds,  and  heathen  plains, 
Far  let  the  gospel's  sound  be  known  ; 
Make  thou  the  universe  thine  own. 

3  Speak  !  and  the  world  shall  hear  thy  voice 
Speak  !  and  the  desert  shall  rejoice  : 
Scatter  the  gloom  of  heathen  night, 

Bid  every  nation  hail  the  light. 

511.  CM.  Montgomery. 
Restoration  of  Israel. 

1  DAUGHTER  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 

Exalt  thy  fallen  head  ; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  trust, 
He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 

2  Awake,  awake !  put  on  thy  strength, 


Thy  beautiful  array ; 

day  of  frc 
The  Lord's  appointed  day. 


The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 


OF    THE    GOSPEL.  401 

3  Rebuild  thy  walls,  thy  bounds  enlarge, 

And  send  thy  heralds  forth; 
Say  to  the  south.  "  Give  up  thy  charge, 
And  keep  not  back,  O  north !" 

4  They  come,  they  come ; — thine  exiled  bands 

Where'er  they  rest  or  roam, 
Have  heard  thy  voice  in  distant  lands, 
And  hasten  to  their  home. 

512.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

False  Religions  supplanted  by  Christianity 

1  ARISE  !  arise  ! — with  joy  survey 
The  glory  of  the  latter  day : 
Already  is  the  dawn  begun 
Which  marks  at  hand  a  rising  sun  ! 

2  "  Behold  the  way  !"  ye  heralds;  cry : 
Spare  not — but  lift  your  voices  high : 
Convey  the  sound  from  pole  to  pole, 
"Glad  tidings,"  to  the  captive  soul. 

3  (:  Behold  the  way  to  Zion's  hill, 
"Where  Israel's  God  delights  to  dwell 
He  fixes  there  his  lofty  throne, 
And  calls  the  sacred  place  his  own." 

4  The  north  gives  up — the  south  no  more 
Keeps  back  her  consecrated  store  : 
From  east  to  west  the  message  runs, 
And  either  India  yields  her  sons. 

5  Auspicious  dawn  ! — thy  rising  ray 
With  joy  we  view — and  hail  the  day : 
Great  Sun  of  Righteousness !  arise, 
And  fill  the  world  with  glad  surprise. 

513.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Reed's  Coll. 

Victories  of  Christ. 

1  GIRD  thy  sword  on,  mighty  Saviour, 

Make  the  word  of  truth  thy  car : 
Prosper  in  thy  course,  triumphant ; 
All  success  attend  thy  war ; 

Gracious  victor, 
Bring  thy  trophies  from  afar. 

2  Majesty  combined  with  meekness, 

Righteousness  and  peace  unite 

To  ensure  thy  blessed  conquests— 

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402  UNIVERSAL   DIFFUSION 

Take  possession  of  thy  right: 

Ride  triumphant, 

Dressed  in  robes  of  purest  light. 

3  Blest  are  they  that  touch  thy  sceptre  ; 

Blest  are  all  that  own  thy  reign  ; 

Freed  from  sin — that  worst  of  tyrants — 

Rescued  from  its  galling  chain  ; 

Jews  and  Gentiles, 
All  who  know  thee,  bless  thy  reign. 

514.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Kelly. 
Enlargement  and  Glory  of  the  Church. 

1  ON  the  mountain's  top  appearing, 

Lo !  the  sacred  herald  stands  ! 
Welcome  news  to  Zion  bearing, 
Zion  long  in  hostile  lands. 

Mourning  captive ! 
God  himself  shall  loose  thy  bands. 

2  Lo !  thy  sun  is  risen  in  glory  ! 

God  himself  appears  thy  friend  ; 
All  thy  foes  shall  flee  before  thee ; 
Here  their  boasted  triumphs  end  : 

Great  deliverance 
Zion's  King  vouchsafes  to  send. 

3  Enemies  no  more  shall  trouble ; 

All  thy  wrongs  shall  be  redressed  ; 
For  thy  shame  thou  shalt  have  double, 
In  thy  Maker's  favour  blest; 

All  thy  conflicts 
End  in  an  eternal  rest. 

515.  L.  M.    Episcopal  Coll. 

1  TRIUMPHANT  Zion  !  lift  thy  head 
From  dust,  and  darkness,  and  the  dead ! 
Though  humbled  long — awake  at  length, 
And  gird  thee  with  thy  Saviour's  strength  i 

2  Put  all  thy  beauteous  garments  on, 
And  let  thine  excellence  be  known : 
Decked  in  the  robes  of  righteousness, 
Thy  glories  shall  the  world  confess. 

3  No  more  shall  foes  unclean  invade, 
And  fill  thy  hallowed  walls  with  dread  ; 
No  more  shall  hell's  insulting  host 
Their  victory  and  thy  sorrows  boast 


OF    THE    GOSPEL.  403 

4  God,  from  on  high,  has  heard  thy  prayer  ; 
His  hand  thy  ruin  shall  repair : 
Nor  will  thy  watchful  Monarch  cease 
To  guard  thee  in  eternal  peace. 

516.  7s.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  "  Give  us  room,  that  we  may  dwell," 

Zion's  children  cry  aloud : 
See  their  numbers — how  they  swell! 
How  they  gather  like  a  cloud ! 

2  Oh  how  bright  the  morning  seems ! 

Brighter  from  so  dark  a  night : 
Zion  is  like  one  that  dreams, 
Filled  with  wonder  and  delight. 

3  Lo !  thy  sun  goes  down  no  more 

God  himself  will  be  thy  light  : 
All  that  caused  thee  grief  before 
Buried  lies  in  endless  night. 

i  Zion,  now  arise  and  shine  ! 

Lo !  thy  light  from  heaven  is  come  ! 

These  that  crowd  from  far  are  thine ; 

Give  thy  sons  and  daughters  room. 

517.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Missionary  Meeting. 

1  ASSEMBLED  at  thy  great  command, 
Before  thy  face,  dread  King !  we  stand ; 
The  voice  that  marshalled  every  star 
Has  called  thy  people  from  afar. 

2  We  meet,  through  distant  lands  to  spread 
The  truth  for  which  the  martyrs  bled ; 
Along  the  line— to  either  pole — 

The  thunder  of  thy  praise  to  roll. 

3  Our  prayers  assist — accept  our  praise — 
Our  hopes  revive — our  courage  raise — 
Our  counsels  aid — to  each  impart 
The  single  eye— the  faithful  heart! 

i  Forth  with  thy  chosen  heralds  come ; 
Recall  the  wandering  spirits  home : 
From  Zion's  mount  send  forth  the  sound, 
To  spread  the  spacious  earth  around. 


404         UNIVERSAL   DIFFUSION 

olo.  8s&7s.    Francis. 

1  WITH  our  substance  we  will  honour 

Our  Redeemer  and  our  Lord ; 
Were  ten  thousand  worlds  our  manor, 
All  were  nothing  to  his  word. 

2  While  the  heralds  of  salvation 

His  abounding  grace  proclaim, 

Let  his  friends,  of  every  station, 

Gladly  join  to  spread  his  fame. 

3  May  his  kingdom  be  promoted  ; 

May  the  world  the  Saviour  know; 
Be  our  all  to  him  devoted ; 
To  our  Lord  our  all  we  owe. 

4  Praise  the  Saviour,  all  ye  nations ; 

Praise  him,  all  ye  hosts  above ; 
Shout  with  joyful  acclamations, 
His  divine — victorious  love. 

519.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Departure  of  Missionaries. 

1  YE  Christian  heroes,  go,  proclaim 
Salvation  in  Immanuel's  name; 
To  distant  climes  the  tidings  bear, 
And  plant  the  rose  of  Sharon  there. 

2  He'll  shield  you  with  a  wall  of  fire — 
With  holy  zeal  vour  hearts  inspire ; 
Bid  raging  winds  their  fury  cease, 
And  calm  the  savage  breast  to  peace. 

3  And  when  our  labours  all  are  o'er, 
Then  shall  we  meet  to  part  no  more ; 
Meet — with  the  blood-bought  throng  to  fall 
And  crown  our  Jesus — Lord  of  all. 

520.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

1  YE  messengers  of  Christ, 

His  sovereign  voice  obey ; 
Arise,  and  follow  where  he  leads, 
And  peace  attend  your  way  ! 

2  The  Master  whom  you  serve 

Will  needful  strength  bestow; 
Depending  on  his  promised  aid, 
With  sacred  courage— go. 


OF    THE    GOSPEL.  405 

3  Go,  spread  the  Saviour's  fame ; 

Go,  tell  his  matchless  grace  ; 
Proclaim  salvation  full  and  free 
To  Adam's  guilty  race. 

4  Mountains  shall  sink  to  plains, 

And  hell  in  vain  oppose  ; 
The  cause  is  God's — and  will  prevail 
In  spite  of  all  his  foes. 

521.  L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Subjection  of  the  Nations  to  Christ  prayed  for 

l,SOON  may  the  last  glad  song  arise, 
Through  ail  the  millions  of  the  skies — 
That  song  of  triumph  which  records 
That  all  the  earth  is  now  the  Lord's  ! 

2  Let  thrones,  and  powers,  and  kingdoms  be 
Obedient,  mighty  God,  to  thee! 

And  over  land,  and  stream,  and  main, 
Now  wave  the  sceptre  of  thy  reign ' 

3  Oh  let  that  glorious  anthem  swell ; 
Let  host  to  host  the  triumph  tell- 
That  not  one  rebel  heart  remains, 
But  over  all  the  Saviour  reigns ! 

522.  C.  M.    Vermont  Coll. 

Reign  of  Christ. 

1  HASTEN,  O  Lord,  the  latter  day, 

"When  grace  shall  reign  alone ; 
And  all  the  nations  of  the  world 
Shall  bow  before  tny  throne. 

2  Then  shall  pure  converts  crowd  thy  gates. 

Press  to  the  gospel  sound ; 
And  grace  eternal  sweetly  shine, 
To  ravish  all  around. 

3  Then  shall  the  watchmen  of  the  Lamb, 

Raise  the  dear  cross  on  high ; 
And  from  a  clear  refulgent  light, 
Shall  all  see  eye  to  eye. 

4  Lord,  we  would  bless  thee  for  a  ray 

Of  such  triumphant  grace, 
That  leads  to  everlasting  day, 
And  pure  eternal  bliss. 


406    LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

D/do.  CM.    Needham. 

Prayer  for  the  spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  GREAT  God  of  grace,  arise  and  shine, 

With  beams  of  heavenly  light ; 
From  this  dark  world  of  sin  dispel 
The  long  and  doleful  night. 

2  No  more  may  senseless  idols  share 

The  honours  due  to  thee : 
May  every  nation  know  thy  name, 
And  thy  salvation  see. 

3  No  more  may  persecution  dare 

To  lift  heriron  rod  ; 
No  longer  shed  the  blood  of  saints 
And  plead  a  zeal  for  God. 

4  With  its  own  pure  and  native  light, 

Lord,  may  thy  gospel  shine : 
May  error  fly  like  noxious  mists 
Before  this  light  divine. 

5  Whilst  heaven-born'  truth  her  charms  re- 

May  love  each  breast  inspire;  [veals, 

Nor  one  base  passion  ever  mix, 
To  quench  this  sacred  fire. 


LIFE,     DEATH,     RESURRECTION,     JUDGMENT     AN?) 
ETERNITY. 

5/^4.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

The  Wisdom  of  redeeming  Time. 

1  GOD  of  eternity  !  from  thee 

Did  infant  time  his  being  draw: 
Moments  and  days,  and  months  and  years, 
Revolve  by  thine  unvaried  law. 

2  Silent  and  swift  they  glide  away 

Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows, 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea, 
The  boundless  gulf  from  which  it  rose. 

3  With  it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 

Before  the  rapid  stream  are  borne 
On  to  their  everlasting  home, 
Whence  not  one  soul  can  e'er  return.. 


JUDGMENT   AND  ETERNITY.    407 

4  Yet  while  the  shore  on  either  side 

Presents  a  gaudy,  nattering  show, 
We  gaze,  in  fond  amusement  lost, 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 

5  Great  Source  of  wisdom  !  teach  our  hearts 

Tr.  know  the  price  of  every  hour, 
That  time  may  bear  us  on  to  joys 
Beyond  Hs  measure  and  its  power. 

525.  7s&6s.    Burton. 

Flight  of  Time. 

1  TIME  is  winging  us  away 

To  our  eternal  home ; 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day — 

A  journey  to  the  tomb  : 
Youth  and  vigour  soon  will  flee, 

Blooming  beauty  lose  its  charms; 
All  that's  mortal  soon  shall  be 

Enclosed  in  death's  cold  arms. 

2  Time  is  winging  us  away 

To  our  eternal  home  ; 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day — 

A  journey  to  the  tomb  : 
But  the  Christian  shall  enjoy 

Health  and  beauty,  soon,  above, 
Far  beyond  the  world's  alloy 

Secure  in  Jesus'  love. 

526.  L.  M.    J.Taylor. 
True  Length  of  Time. 

1  LIKE  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain, 

Or  clouds  that  roll  successive  on, 
Man's  busy  generations  pass, 
And  while  we  gaze,  their  forms  are  gone 

2  "He  lived,— he  died ;"  behold  the  sum, 

The  abstract  of  the  historian's  page  ! 
Alike  in  God's  all-seeing  eye, 
The  infant's  day,  the  patriarch's  age. 

3  O  Father !  in  whose  mighty  hand 

The  boundless  years  and  ages  lie, 
Teach  us  thy  boon  of  life  to  prize, 
And  use  the  moments  as  they  fly ; 


408  LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 
To  crowd  the  narrow  span  of  life 

With  wise  designs  and  virtuous  deeds : 
So  shall  we  wake  from  death's  dark  night, 
To  share  the  glory  that  succeeds. 

527.  C.  M.    Watts. 

Time  short  and  mispent. 

1  HOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life ! 

How  vast  our  souls'  affairs  ! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 
To  lavish  out  their  years. 

2  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along, 

Without  a  moment's  stay  ; 
Just  like  a  story,  or  a  song, 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

3  God  from  on  high  invites  us  home, 

But  we  march  heedless  on, 

And,  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb, 

Stoop  downward  as  we  run. 

4  Draw  us,  O  God,  with  sovereign  grace, 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high, 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 
And  see  salvation  nigh. 

528.  C.  M.    Hoskins. 

1  THE  time  is  short !— Sinners,  beware, 

Nor  trifle  time  away  ; 
The  word  of  great  salvation  hear, 
While  yet  'tis  called  to-day. 

2  The  time  is  short !— O  sinners,  now, 

To  Christ  the  Lord  submit  ; 
To  mercy's  golden  sceptre  bow, 
And  fall  at  Jesus'  feet 

3  The  time  is  short!— ye  saints,  rejoice— 

The  Lord  will  quickly  come  : 
Soon  shall  you  hear  the  Saviour's  voice, 
To  call  you  to  your  home. 

529.  C.  M.    Watts. 

Time  the  period  to  prepare  for  Eternity. 
i  THEE  we  adore,  Eternal  Name ! 
And  humbly  own  to  thee 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame, 
What  dying  worms  are  we ! 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.      409 

2  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 

The  breath  that  first  it  gave ; 

Whate'er  we  do — where'er  we  be, 

We're  travelling  to  our  grave. 

3  Great  God  !  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things ! 
Th'  eternal  state  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings ! 

4  Awake,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 

To  walk  this  dangerous  road  ; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God. 

530.  L.  M.    Watts. 

1  LIFE  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  time  t'  ensure  the  great  reward ; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 

2  Life  is  the  hour  that  God  hath  given 
T'  escape  from  hell,  and  fly  to  heaven  ; 
The  day  of  grace — and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day. 

3  Then  what  our  thoughts  design  to  do 
Our  hands,  with  all  your  might,  pursue  ; 
Since  no  device,  nor  work  is  found, 
Nor  faith,  nor  hope,  beneath  the  ground. 

4  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  passed 
In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste ; 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there. 

531.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 
Tracing  the  steps  of  the  Pious  dead. 

1  HOW  swift  the  torrent  rolls, 
That  bears  us  to  the  sea  ! 

The  tide  that  bears  our  thoughtless  souls 
To  vast  eternity ! 

2  Our  fathers,  where  are  they, 
With  all  they  called  their  own 

Their  joys  and  griefs,  and  hopes  and  cares. 
And  wealth  and  honour,  gone. 

3  God  of  our  fathers  !  hear ; 
Thou  everlasting  Friend ! 


410    LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

While  we,  as  on  life's  utmost  verge, 

Our  souls  to  thee  commend. 
4      Of  all  the  pious  dead 

May  we  the  footsteps  trace, 
Till  with  them,  in  the  land  of  light, 

We  dwell  before  thy  face.  - 

532.  C.  M.     Mrs.  Bakbauld. 
The  Pilgrimage  of  Life. 

1  OUR  country  is  Immanuel's  ground  ; 

We  seek  that  promised  soil : 
The  songs  of  Zion  cheer  our  hearts, 
While  strangers  here  we  toil. 

2  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft  are  bathed  in  tears  ; 
Yet  naught  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raise, 
And  naught  but  sin  our  fears. 

3  The  flowers  that  spring  along  the  road 

We  scarcely  stoop  to  p>jck  ; 

We  walk  o'er  beds  of  shining  ore, 

Nor  waste  one  wishful  look. 

4  We  tread  the  path  our  Master  trod  ; 

We  bear  the  cross  he  bore  ; 
And  every  thorn  that  wounds  our  feet, 
His  temples  pierced  before. 

5  Our  powers  are  oft  dissolved  away 

In  ecstasies  of  love; 
And  while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
Our  souls  are  fixed  above. 

6  We  purge  our  mortal  dross  away, 

Refining  as  we  run ; 
And  while  we  die  to  earth  and  sense, 
Our  heaven  is  here  begun. 

533.  L.  M.    Gibbons. 

1  ARISE,  our  souls,  on  wings  sublime 
Beyond  the  vanities  of  time; 
Remove  the  parting  veil  and  see 
The  glories  of  eteiaity. 

2  Born,  by  a  new,  celestial  birth, 
Why  should  we  grovel  here  on  earth1? 
Why  grasp  at  transitory  toys, 

So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys  ? 


JUDGMENT    AND   ETEKNITT.      411 

3  Shall  aught  beguile  us  on  the  road, 
While  we  are  walking  back  to  God? 
For  strangers  into  life  we  come, 
And  death  is  but  returning  home. 

4  To  dwell  with  God,  to  taste  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  above, 
And  the  sweet  expectation  now, 

Is  the  young  dawn  of  heaven  below 

5o4.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 

A  timely  Improvement  of  Life. 

1  THE  swift-declining  day, 
How  fast  its  moments  fly  ! 

While  evening's  broad  and  gloomy  shade 
.Gains  on  the  western  sky. 

2  Ye  mortals  !  mark  its  pace  ; 
Improve  the  hours  of  light ; 

And  know,  your  Maker  can  command 
An  instantaneous  night. 

3  On  the  dark  mountain's  brow 
Your  feet  shall  quickly  slide, 

And  from  its  airy  summit,  dash 
Your  momentary  pride. 

4  What  most  demands  your  care, — 
O  be  it  still  pursued ; 

Lest  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

5  Then  shall  new  lustre  break 
Through  horror's  darkest  gloom, 

And  lead  you  to  unchanging  light 
In  a  celestial  home. 

535.  C.  M.    Montgomery. 

Heaven  and  Earth. 

1  WHILE  through  this  changing  world  we 

From  infancy  to  age,  [roam, 

Heaven  is  the  Christian  pilgrim's  home, 
His  rest  at  every  stage. 

2  Thither  his  raptured  thought  ascends, 

Eternal  joys  to  share  ; 
There  his  adoring  spirit  bends, 
While  here  he  kneels  in  prayer. 


412    LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

3  From  earth  his  freed  affections  rise, 

To  fix  on  things  above, 
Where  all  his  hope  of  glory  lies, 
And  love  is  perfect  love. 

4  Ah !  there  may  we  our  treasure  place, 

There  let  our  hearts  be  found, 
That  still  where  sin  abounded,  grace 
May  more  and  more  abound. 

5  Henceforth  our  conversation  be 

With  Christ  before  the  throne  : 
Ere  long  we  eye  to  eye  shall  see, 
And  know  as  we  are  known. 

536.  CM.    Watts. 

Our  bodies  frail  and  God  our  Preserver. 

1  LET  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 

Nor  death  nor  danger  fear  ; 
But  we'll  confess,  O  Lord,  to  thee, 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 

2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 

And  flourish  bright  and  gay ; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 

3  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  springs, 

And  dies  if  one  be  gone  ; 
Strange  !  that  a  harp  of  thousand  gtrings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame, 

The  God  who  built  us  first ; 

Salvation  to  the  Almighty  name 

That  reared  us  from  the  dust. 

5  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues, 

Our  Maker  we'll  adore ; 
His  Spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more. 

537.  C.  M.    J.  Newton. 

Vanity  of  mortal  Life. 
1  THE  evils  that  beset  our  path, 
Who  can  prevent  or  cure  1 
We  stand  upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When  most  we  seem  secure. 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.      413 

2  If  we  to-day  sweet  peace  possess, 

It  soon  may  be  withdrawn  ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  m  distress, 
Before  to-morrow's  dawn. 

3  Disease  and  pain  invade  our  health, 

And  find  an  easy  prey  ; 
And  oft,  when  least  expected,  wealth 
Takes  wings  and  flies  away. 

4  The  gourds  from  which  we  look  for  fruit, 

Produce  us  often  pain ; 
A  worm  unseen  attacks  the  root, 
And  all  our  hopes  are  vain. 

5  Since  sin  has  filled  the  earth  with  wo, 

And  creatures  fade  and  die  ; 
Lord,  wean  our  hearts  from  things  below, 
And  fix  our  hopes  on  high  ! 

i 

53S.         L.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

Vanity  of  the  World  and  happiness  of  Heaven. 

1  HOW  vain  is  all  beneath  the  skies ! 

How  transient  every  earthly  bliss  ! 
How  slender  all  the  fondest  ties, 
That  bind  us  to  a  world  like  this  ! 

2  The  evening  cloud — the  morning  dew — 

The  withering  grass,  the  fading  flower, 
Of  earthly  hopes  are  emblems  true — 
The  glory  of  a  passing  hour ! 

3  But,  though  earth's  fairest  blossoms  die, 

And  all  beneath  the  skies  is  vain, 
There  is  a  land,  whose  confines  lie 
Beyond  the  reach  of  care  and  pain. 

4  Then  let  the  hope  of  joys  to  come 

Dispel  our  cares,  and  chase  our  fears : 
If  God  be  ours,  we're  travelling  home, 
Though  passing  through  a  vale  of  tears. 

OoSd.        S.  M.    Lutheran  Coll. 

Religion  a  support  in  Life. 
I  WHEN  gloomy  thoughts  and  feaxs 
The  trembling  heart  invade, 
And  all  the  face  of  nature  wears 
A  universal  shade, — 


414    LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

2  Religion  can  assuage 

The  tempest  of  the  soul  ; 
And  every  fear  shall  lose  its  rage 
At  her  divine  control. 

3  Through  life's  bewildered  way, 

Her  hand  unerring  leads ; 
And  o'er  the  path  her  heavenly  ray 
A  cheering  lustre  sheds. 

4  When  reason,  tired  and  blind, 

Sinks  helpless  and  afraid ; 
Thou,  blest  supporter  of  the  mind, 
How  powerful  is  thine  aid  ! 

5  O  let  us  feel  thy  power, 

And  find  thy  sweet  relief, 
To  cheer  our  every  gloomy  hour, 
And  calm  our  every  grief. 

540.  C.  M.    Logan. 
Trust  in  God  in  old  Age. 

1  ALMIGHTY  Father  of  mankind, 

On  tht.e  our  hopes  remain  ; 
And  when  the  day  of  trouble  comes, 
We  shall  not  trust  in  vain. 

2  In  early  years  thou  wast  our  guide, 

And  of  our  youth  the  friend ; 

And  as  our  days  began  with  thee, 

With  thee  our  days  shall  end. 

3  Thou  wilt  not  cast  us  off,  when  age 

And  evil  days  descend  ; 
Thou  wilt  not  leave  us  in  despair, 
To  mourn  our  latter  end. 

4  Therefore  in  life  we'll  trust  to  thee, 

In  death  we  will  adore  ; 
And  after  death  will  sing  thy  praise, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 

541.  C  M.    Steele. 
Admonition  to  prepare  for  Death. 

1  LIFE  is  a  span — a  fleeting  hour — 

How  soon  the  vapour  flies  ! 

Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 

That  ev'n  in  blooming — dies. 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.     M5 

2  The  once  loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 

3  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full,  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

4  Cease  then,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears — 

Thy  Saviour  dwells  on  high ; 
There  everlasting  spring  appears — 
There  joys  shall  never  die. 

542.  C.  M.    Steele. 

1  WHEN  youth  and  age  are  snatched  away 

By  death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay, 
And  bow  at  God's  command. 

2  While  love  still  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 

With  awful  power  impressed, 
Let  this  dread  truth,  "  We  too  must  die  !" 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

3  May  this  vain  world  o'ercome  no  more ! 

Behold  the  opening  tomb  : 
It  bids  us  use  the  present  hour ; 
To-morroAV  death  may  come. 

4  The  voice  of  this  instructive  scene 

Let  every  heart  obey  ! 
Nor  be  the  faithful  warning  vain 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

5  Lord  !  let  us  to  our  refuge  fly  ! 

Thine  arm  alone  can  save : 
Give  us,  through  Christ,  the  victory, 
To  triumph  o'er  the  grave ! 

543.  CM.    Steele. 

Hope  in  Christ  a  Support  in  Death. 

1  WHEN  Death  appears  before  our  sight 

In  all  his  dire  array, 
Unequal  to  the  dreadful  fight, 
Our  courage  faints  away. 

2  How  shall  we  meet  this  potent  foe, 

Whose  frown  our  souls  alarms  i 


416   LIFE,    DEATH,    RESURRECTION, 

Dark  horror  sits  upon  his  brow, 

And  victory  waits  his  arms. 
3  Oh,  for  the  eye  of  faith  divine, 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave  ! 
To  see  that  friend,  and  call  him  mine, 

Whose  arm  alone  can  save. 

544.  C.  M.    Watts. 

1  GREAT  God,  we  own  the  sentence  just, 

And  nature  must  decay  ; 
We  yield  our  bodies  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell  with  fellow  clay. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 

And  trample  on  the  tombs  ; 
Our  Jesus,  our  Redeemer  lives, 
Our  Lord,  our  Saviour  comes. 

3  The  mighty  Conqueror  shall  appear 

High  on  a  royal  seat, 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 
Lie  vanquished  at  his  feet. 

545.  L.  M.    Browne. 

1  WE  cannot  shun  the  stroke  of  death- 
Lord,  help  us  to  surmount  the  fear ; 
That  when  we  must  resign  our  breath, 
Serene  our  summons  we  may  hear. 

2  'Tis  sin  gives  venom  to  the  dart — 
In  us  let  every  sin  be  slain ; 

From  secret  faults,  Lord,  cleanse  each  heart, 
From  wilful  sins  our  hands  restrain. 

3  May  we,  our  God,  with  holy  zeal, 
Closely  the  ends  of  life  pursue, 
Seek  thy  whole  pleasure  to  fulfil, 
And  honour  thee  in  all  we  do  ! 

4  Let  all  our  bliss  and  treasure  lie, 
Where  in  thy  light  we  light  shall  see  ; 
The  soul  may  freely  dare  to  die, 
That  longs  to  be  possessed  of  thee. 

546.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 

Our  Lives  in  the  hands  of  God. 
1  SOV'REIGN  of  life  !  before  thine  eye, 
Lo,  mortal  men,  by  thousands  die ! 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.     417 

One  glance  from  thee  at  once  brings  down . 
The  proudest  brow  that  wears  a  crown. 

2  Banish'd  at  once  from  human  sight 
Tc  the  dark  grave's  unchanging  night ; 
Imprison'd  in  that  dusty  bed. 

We  hide  each  solitary  head. 

3  The  friendly  band  no  more  shall  greet ; 
Accents,  familiar  once,  and  sweet ; 

No  more  the  well-known  features  trace, 
No  more  r^new  the  fond  embrace. 

4  Yet  if  our  Father's  faithful  hand 
Conduct  us  thro'  this  gloomy  land, 
Our  souls  with  pleasure  shall  obey, 
And  follow  where  he  leads  the  way. 

547.        8s,  7s  &  4s.    Mrs.  Gilbert. 
Support  in  Death. 

1  WHEN  the  vale  of  death  appears, 
Faint  and  cold  this  mortal  clay, 

O  our  Father,  sooth   our  fears, 
Light  us  through  this  darksome  way  : 
Break  the  shadows, 
Usher  in  eternal  day. 

2  Starting  from  this  dying,  state, 
Upward  bid  our  souls  aspire  J 
Open  thou  the  crystal  gate, 

To  thy  praise  attune  each  lyre : 
Dwell  for  ever, 
Dwell  on  each  immortal  wire. 

3  From  the  sparkling  turrets  there, 
Oft  we'll  trace  our  pilgrim  way, 
Often  bless  thy  guardian  care, 
Fire  by  night,  and  cloud  by  day ; 

While  our  triumphs 
At  our  Leader's  feet  we  lay. 

54S.         L.  M.    Mrs.  Bareatjid. 

The  peaceful  Death  of  the  Righteous. 
1  SWEET  is  the  scene  when  Christians  die, 

When  holy  souls  retire  to  rest : 
How  mildly  beams  the  closing  eye ! 

How  gently  heaves  th'  expiring  breast  1 


418   LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

2  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away  ; 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  e'er; 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day ; 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore ; 

3  Triumphant  smiles  the  victor's  brow> 

Fanned  by  some  guardian  angel's  wing ; 
O  grave  !  where  is  thy  victory  now, 
And  where,  O  death,  where  is  thy  sting ! 

549.  P.M.    Pope. 

The  Dying  Christian  to  his  Soul. 

1  VITAL  spark  of  heavenly  flame  ! 
Quit,  oh  f  quit  this  mortal  frame : 
Trembling,  hoping,  lingering,  flying — 
Oh  !  the  pain,  the  bliss  of  dying  ! 
Cease,  fond  nature — cease  thy  strife, 
And  let  me  languish  into  life ! 

2  Hark  ! — they  whisper — angels  say, 
"Sister  spirit,  come  away  :" 
What  is  this  absorbs  me  quite  1 — 
Steals  my  senses — shuts  my  sight — 
Drowns  my  spirits — draws  my  breath  1 — 
Tell  me,  my  soul — can  this  be  death  1 

3  The  world  recedes— it  disappears— 
Heaven  opens  on  mine  eyes ! — niine  ears 
With  sounds  seraphic  ring ! — 

Lend,  lend  your  wings  !  I  mount !  I  fly  ! 
"  O  grave  !  where  is  thy  victory  ! 
O  death !  where  is  thy  sting !" 

550.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 
Submission  under  the  Loss  of  Friends. 

1  PEACE !  'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 

That  blasts  our  joys  in  death ; 

That  mars  that  form  to  us  so  dear, 

And  gathers  back  the  breath. 

2  'Tis  he — the  King  and  Lord  supreme 

Of  all  the  worlds  above, 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose  move. 

3  'Tis  he,  who  justice  might  demand 

Our  souls  a  sacrifice ; 
Yet  scatters,  with  unwearied  hand. 
A  thousand  rich  supplies. 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.    419 

4  Silent  we  own  Jehovah's  name ; 
We  kiss  the  scourging  hand  ; 
And  yield  our  comforts,  and  our  life, 
To  his  supreme  command. 

551.  CM.    Watts. 

Blessed  are  the  Dead  who  die  in  the  Lord. 

1  HEAR  what   the  voice  from  heaven  pro- 

For  all  the  pious  dead ;  [claims 

Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blessed : 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sins  released, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They  're  present  with  the  Lord  ! 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

552.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 
Death  and  Heaven. 

1  AND  let  our  feeble  bodies  fail, 

And  let  them  faint  and  die  ; 
We  soon  shall  quit  the  mournful  vale, 

And  soar  to  worlds  on  high: 
Shall  join  the  glorified  saints, 

And  find  our  long  sought  rest; 
That  only  bliss  for  which  we  pant, 

In  the  Redeemer's  breast. 

2  In  hope  of  that  immortal  crown, 

We  now  the  cross  sustain  ; 
And  gladly  wander  up  and  down, 

And  smile  at  toil  and  pain  ; 
We  suffer  on  our  three  score  years, 

Till  our  Deliv'rer  come  ; 
And  wipe  away  his  servants'  tears, 

And  take  his  exiles  home. 

3  O  what  are  all  our  sufferings  here, 

If,  Lord,  thou  count  us  meet 
With  that  enraptur'd  host  t'  appear, 

And  worship  at  thy  feet ! 
Give  joy  or  grief,  give  ease  or  pain, 

Take  life  or  friends  away  : 


420    LITE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

But  let  us  find  our  friends  again, 
In  that  eternal  day. 

553.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

Near  Approach  of  Salvation. 

1  AWAKE,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes, 

And  raise  your  voices  high  ; 
Awake,  and  praise  that  sovereign  love 
That  shows  salvation  nigh. 

2  On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies  ; 

Each  moment  brings  it  near; 
Then  welcome  each  declining  day  ! 
Welcome  each  closing  year ! 

3  Not  many  years  their  round  shall  run, 

Not  many  mornings  rise, 
Ere  all  its  glories  stand  revealed 
To  our  admiring  eyes. 

4  Ye  wheels  of  nature,  speed  your  course ; 

Ye  mortal  powers  decay ; 
Fast  as  ye  bring  the  night  of  death, 
Ye  bring  eternal  day. 

554.  C.  31.    Watts. 

A  Prospect  of  the  Resurrection 

1  HOW  long  shall  death  the  tyrant  reign, 

And  triumph  o'er  the  just; 
While  the  rich  blood  of  martyrs  slain 
Lies  mingled  with  the  dust ! 

2  When  shall  the  tedious  night  be  gone  ? 

When  will  our  Lord  appear  1 
Our  fond  des'ires  would  pray  him  down, 
Our  love  embrace  him  here. 

3  Let  faith  arise  and  climb  the  hills, 

And  from  afar  descry 
How  distant  are  his  chariot  wheels, 
And  tell  how  fast  they  fly. 

4  We  hear  the  voice,  "Ye  dead,  arise  !" 

And  lo,  the  graves  obey, 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyfui  eyes, 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

5  O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them,  cloth'd  in  white ! 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.    421 

The  meanest  place  at  his  right  hand 

Is  infinite  delight. 
6  How  shall  our  joy  and  wonder  rise, 

When  our  returning  King 
Shall  bear  us  homeward  tlirough  the  skies 

On  love's  triumphant  wing. 

o55.  L.  M.    Merrick. 

Hope  of  a  Resurrection. 

1  FATHER  of  all !  our  souls  defend, 
On  thee  our  steadfast  hopes  depend ; 
Thee  let  us  bless,  the  faithful  guide, 
Whose  counsels  o'er  our  life  preside. 

2  Though  to  the  grave  we  must  descend, 
(For  thus  has  heaven's  high  will  ordain'd) 
Yet  hope  e'en  there,  our  constant  guest, 
Shall  smooth  the  pillow  of  our  rest 

3  Though  death  awhile  reign  o'er  our  frame. 
Thou  from  the  grave  our  life  will  claim; 
And  to  our  eyes,  in  full  survey, 

The  op'ning  paths  of  life  display. 

4  Those  paths  that  to  thy  presence  bear; 
For  plenitude  of  bliss  is  there ; 

And  pleasure's  streams  unmix'd  with  wo, 
At  thy  right  hand  for  ever  flow. 

556.        C.  M.    Edinburgh  Coll. 

1  ALL  nature  dies,  and  lives  again  : 

The  flow'r  that  paints  the  field. 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow, 
And  boughs  and  blossoms  yield  ; 

2  Resign  the  honours  of  their  form 

At  winter's  stormy  blast ; 
And  leave  the  naked,  leafless  plain 
A  desolated  waste. 

3  Yet  soon  reviving  plants  and  flow'rs 

Anew  shall  deck  the  plain  ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  spring, 
And  flourish  green  again. 

4  So  to  the  dreary  grave  consign'd, 

Man  sleeps  in  death's  dark  gloom, 
Until  th'  eternal  morning  wake 
The  slumbers  of  the  tomb. 


422    LIFE,   DEATH,    RESURRECTION, 

5  O  may  the  grave  become  to  us 

The  bed  of  peaceful  rest ; 
Whence  we  shall  gladly  .rise  at  length, 
And  mingle  with  the  blest ! 

6  Cheer'd  by  this  hope,  with  patient  mind 

We'll  wait  heaven's  high  decree ; 
Till  the  appointed  period  come 
When  God  shall  set  us  free. 

557.  S.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Christ's  second  Coming. 

1.  IN  expectation  sweet, 

We'll  wait,  and  sing,  and  pray, 
Till  Christ's  triumphal  car  we  meet, 
And  see  an  endless  day. 

2  He  comes  ! — the  Conqueror  comes ! 

Death  falls  beneath  his  sword ; 
The  joyful  prisoners  burst  their  tombs, 
And  rise  to  meet  their  Lord. 

3  Thrice  happy  morn  for  those 

Who  love  the  ways  of  peace ! 
No  night  of  sorrow  e'er  shall  close, 
Or  shade  their  perfect  bliss. 

558.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Oliver. 

1  LO !  he  comes,  with  clouds  descending, 

Once  for  favoured  sinners  slain  ! 
Thousand,  thousand  saints,  attending, 
Swell  the  triumph  of  his  train  : 

Hallelujah ! 
Jesus  comes-^-and  comes  to  reign. 

2  Every  eye  shall  now  behold  him, 

Robed  in  dreadful  majesty ! 
Those  who  set  at  nought  and  sold  him, 
Pierced,  and  nailed  him  to  the  tree, 

Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  true  Messiah  see ! 

3  When  the  solemn  trump  has  sounded, 

Heaven  and  earth  shall  flee  away ; 
All  who  hate  him  must,  confounded, 
Hear  the  summons  of  that  day— 

"  Come  to  judgment ! — 
Come  to  judgment ! — come  away." 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.      423 

4  Yea,  amen,  let  all  adore  thee, 
High  on  thine  eternal  tin-one ! 
Saviour,  take  the  power  and  glory  ; 
Make  thy  righteous  sentence  known  ! 

Oh  come  quickly — 
Claim  the  kingdom  for  thine  own ! 

559.  7s.    Kelly. 

1  HARK  ! — that  shout  of  rapturous  joy, 

Bursting  forth  from  yonder  cloud  ! 
Jesus  comes ! — and  through  the  sky, 
Angels  tell  their  joy  aloud. 

2  Hark  !— the  trumpet's  awful  voice 

Sounds  abroad,  through  sea  and  land ; 
Let  his  people  now  rejoice  ! 
Their  redemption  is  at  hand. 

3  See  !  the  Lord  appears  in  view  ! 

Heaven  and  earth  before  him  fly ! 
Rise,  ye  saints,  he  comes  for  you— 
Rise  to  meet  him  in  the  sky. 

4  Go,  and  dwell  with  him  above, 

Where  no  foe  can  e'er  molest ; 
Happy  in  the  Saviour's  love  ! 
Ever  blessing,  ever  blest. 

560.  S.  M.    Doddridge. 

1  AND  will  the  Judge  descend  1 

And  must  the  dead  arise "? 

And  not  a  single  soul  escape 

His  all-discerning  eyes  1 

2  How  will  my  heart  endure 

The  terrors  of  that  day, 
When  earth  and  heaven  before  his  face, 
Astonished,  shrink  away? 

3  But  ere  the  trumpet  shakes 

The  mansions  of  the  dead 
Hark  !  from  the  gospel's  cheering  sound 
Whatjoyful  tidings  spread  ! 

4  Ye  sinners,  seek  his  grace, 

Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear ; 
Flee  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 


424      LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

561.  CM.    Heeer's  Coll. 

Tlie  last  Harvest. 

1  THE  angel  comes ;  he  comes  to  reap 

The  harvest  of  the  Lord  ! 
O'er  all  the  earth  with  fatal  sweep 
Wide  waves  his  flaming  sword. 

2  And  who  are  they,  in  sheaves  to  bide 

The  fire  of  vengeance  bound  1 
The  tares,  whose  rank  luxuriant  pride 
Choke  the  fair  crop  around. 

3  And  who  are  they,  reserved  in  store 

God's  treasure-house  to  fill  1 
The  wheat,  a  hundred  fold  that  bore 
Amid  surrounding  ill. 

4  O  King  of  mercy  !  grant  us  power 

Thy  fiery  wrath  to  flee ! 
In  thy  destroying  angel's  hour, 
O  gather  us  to  thee  ! 

562.  C  P.  M.    C.  Wesley. 

The  last  Judgrivent. 

1  O  GOD,  our  inmost  souls  convert, 
And  deeply  on  each  thoughtful  heart 

Eternal  things  impress ; 
Give  us  to  feel  their  solemn  weight, 
And  tremble  on  the  brink  of  fate, 

And  wake  to  righteousness. 

2  Before  us  place,  in  dread  array, 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day, 

When  thou  with  clouds  shalt  come 
To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar ; 
And  tell  us,  Lord,  shall  we  be  there 

To  meet  a  joyful  doom. 

3  Be  this  our  one  great  business  here, 
With  serious  industry  and  fear, 

Eternal  bliss  to  insure  ; 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfil, 
And  suffer  all  thy  righteous  will, 

And  to  the  end  endure. 

4  Then,  Father,  then  our  souls  receive, 
Transported  from  this  vale,  to  live 

And  reign  with  thee  above ; 


JUDGMENT   AND   ETERNITY.      425 

Where  faith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight, 
And  hope  in  full  supreme  delight, 
And  everlasting  love. 

563.  7s.    Bp.  Heeer. 

1  IN  the  sun  and  moon  and  stars 
Signs  and  wonders  there  shall  be  ; 
Earth  shall  quake  with  inward  wars, 
Nations  with  perplexity. 

2  Soon  shall  ocean's  hoary  deep, 
Tossed  with  stronger  tempests,  rise  ; 
Darker  storms  the  mountain  sweep,       , 
Redder  lightning  rend  the  skies. 

3  Evil  thoughts  shall  shake  the  proud, 
Racking  doubt  and  restless  fear ; 
And,  amid  the  thunder-cloud, 
Shall  the  Judge  of  men  appear. 

4  But  though  from  that  awful  face 
Heaven  shall  fade  and  earth  shall  fly, 
Fear  not  ye,  his  chosen  race, 

Your  redemption  draweth  nigh ! 

564.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Union  Coll. 

The  Judgment  welcomed  by  the  Righteous. 

1  LO !  he  comcth — countless  trumpets 

Wake  to  life  the  slumbering  dead ; 
'Midst  ten  thousand  saints  and  angels 
See  their  great,  exalted  Head : 

Hallelujah!      .. 
Welcome,  welcome,  Son  of  God. 

2  Full  of  joyful  expectation, 

Saints  behold  the  Judge  appear  ! 
Truth  and  justice  go  before  nim — 
Now  the  joyful  sentence  hear : 

Hallelujah ! 
Welcome,  welcome,  Judge  divine. 

3  "  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father, 

Enter  into  life  and  joy ; 
Banish  all  your  fears  and  sorrows ; 
Endless  praise  be  your  employ  :" 

Hallelujah ! 
Welcome,  welcome  to  the  skies  ! 


426     LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

565.  C.  M.    Watts. 
Banishment  from  God  intolerable. 

1  THAT  awful  day  will  surely  come, 

Th'  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 
When  we  must  stand  before  our  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  our  joys— 

Thou  Sovereign  of  each  heart — 

How  could  we  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 

Pronounce  the  word—"  Depart." 

3  O  !  wretched  state  of  deep  despair. 

To  see  our  God  remove, 
And  fix  our  doleful  station  where 
We  must  not  taste  his  love. 

4  Oh  tell  us  that  our  worthless  name 

Is  graven  on  thy  hands ; 
Show  us  some  promise  in  thy  book, 
Where  our  salvation  stands. 

566.  S.  M.    Montgomery. 
Reicard  and  Punishment. 

1  OH  where  shall  rest  be  found, 

Rest  for  the  weary  soul? 
Twere  vain  the  ocean's  depths  to  sound- 
Or  pierce  to  either  pole  ! 

2  The  world  can  never  give 

The  bliss  for  which  we  sigh ; 
'Tis  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live, 
Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

3  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears, 

There  is  a  life  above  ; 
Unmeasured  by  the  flight  of  years. 
And  all  that  life  is  love. 

4  There  is  a  death,  whose  pang 

Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath  : 

Oh  what  eternal  horrors  hang 

Around  "the  second  death  !" 

5  Thou  God  of  truth  and  grace  ! 

Teach  us  that  death  to  shun ; 
Lest  we  be  banished  from  thy  face, 
For  ever  more  undone. 


JUDGMENT  AND  ETERNITY.      427 

567.  C.  M.    Butcher. 

The  Light  of  Eternity. 

1  "STAND  still,  refulgent  orb  of  day !" 

The  Jewish  victor  cries : 
So  shall  at  last  an  angel  say, 
And  tear  it  from  the  skies. 

2  A  flame  intenser  than  the  sun 

Shall  melt  his  golden  urn  ; 
Time's  empty  glass  no  more  shall  run, 
Nor  human  years  return. 

3  Then  with  immortal  splendour  bright, 

That  glorious  orb  shall  rise, 
Which  through  eternity  shall  light 
The  new  created  skies. 

4  On  the  bright  ranks  of  happy  souls 

Those  blissful  beams  shall  shine  ; 
While  the  loud  song  of  triumph  rolls, 
In  harmony  divine. 

5  O  let  not  sordid,  base  desire, 

The  soul's  dark  rayless  night, 
Unfit  us  for  heaven's  sacred  choir, 
Or  God's  eternal  light ! 

DOo.  L.  M.    Steele. 

Eternity  anticipated. 
1  •  ETERNITY  is  just  at  hand, 

And  shall  we  waste  our  ebbing  sand  ? 

And  careless  view  departing  day, 

And  throw  our  inch  of  time 


2  Be  this  our  chief,  out  only  care — 
Our  high  pursuit — our  ardent  prayer — 
An  interest  in  the  Saviour's  blood, 

Our  pardon  sealed,  and  peace  with  God. 

3  But  should  our  brightest  hopes  be  vain  ; 
The  rising  doubts  how  sharp  their  pain ! 
Our  fears,  O  gracious  God,  remove, 
Confirm  our  title  to  thy  love. 

4  Search,  Lord — oh  search  the  inmost  heart, 
And  light,  and  hope,  and  joy  impart ; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  us  free, 

And  guide  us  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 


428      LIFE,  DEATH,  RESURRECTION, 

569.      -         CM.    Watts. 

Holiness  of  Heaven. 

1  NOR  eye  hath  seen— nor  ear  hath  heard, 

Nor  sense,  nor  reason  known 
What  joys  the  Father  has  prepared 
For  those  that  love  his  Son. 

2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 

Reveals  a  heaven  to  come  ; 

The  beams  of  glory  in  his  word 

Allure  and  guide"  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace  ; — 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame ; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

O/O.  L.  M.    Montgomery. 

Preparation  for  Heaven. 

1  HEAVEN  is  a  place  of  rest  from  sin, 
But  all  who  hope  to  enter  there, 
Must  here  that  holy  course  begin, 
Which  shall  their  souls  for  rest  prepare. 

2  Clean  hearts,  O  God,  in  us  create, 
Right  spirits,  Lord,  in  us  renew  : 
Commence  we  now  that  higher  state, 
Now  do  thy  will  as  angels  do. 

3  In  Jesus'  footsteps  may  we  tread, 
Learn  every  lesson  of  his  love  ; 
And  be  from  grace  to  glory  led, 
From  heaven  below  to  heaven  above. 

571.  CM.    Steele. 

Glories  of  Heaven. 
1  FAR  from  these  narrow  scenes  of  night, 
Unbounded  glories  rise, 
And  realms  of  joy  and  pure  delight, 

Unknown  to  mortal  eyes. 
Fair  distant  land  !— could  mortal  eyes 
But  half  its  charms  explore, 


JUDGMENT    AND    ETERNITY. 
How  would  our  spirits  long  to  rise, 
And  dwell  on  earth  no  more  ! 

3  No  cloud  those  blissful  regions  know — 

Realms  ever  bright  and  fair ! 
For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  woe," 
Can  never  enter  there. 

4  Oh  may  the  heavenly  prospect  fire 

Our  hearts  with  ardent  love  ! 
Till  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire, 
Bear  every  thought  above. 

572.  C.  M.    Wesley's  Coll. 

The  Heavenly  Rest. 

1  Lord,  we  believe  a  rest  remains 

To  all  thy  people  known  ; 
A  rest,  where  pure  enjoyment  reigns, 
Where  thou  art  loved  alone. 

2  Eternal  Spirit,  make  us  know 

That  we  shall  enter  in  ; 
Blest  Saviour,  now  thy  power  bestow, 
And  wash  us  from  each  sin. 

3  Oh  take  this  hardness  from  the  heart, 

This  unbelief  remove; 
To  us  the  rest  of  faith  impart, 
The  Sabbath  of  thy  love. 

4  Come,  our  Redeemer,  come  away, 

Into  our  souls  descend; 
No  longer  from  thy  creatures  stay, 
Our  Author  and  our  end. 

573.  P.  M.    Union  Coll. 

1  There  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest, 

To  mourning  wanderers  given  : 
There  is  a  tear  for  souls  distressed, 
A  balm  for  every  wounded  breast — 

'Tis  found  alone— in  heaven. 

2  There  is  a  home  for  wreary  souls, 

By  sins  and  sorrows  driven  ; 
When  tossed  on  life's  tempestuous  shoals, 
Where  storms  arise — and  ocean  rolls, 

And  all  is  drear — but  heaven. 

3  There  faith  lifts  up  the  tearless  eye, 

The  heart  with  anguish  riven  ; 


430     LIFE,   DEATH,    RESURRECTION, 
It  views  the  tempest  passing  by, 
Sees  evening  shadows  quickly  fly, 
And  all  serene— in  heaven. 

4  There  fragrant  flowers  immortal  bloom. 

And  joys  supreme  are  given  ; 
There  rays  divine  disperse  the  gloom; 
Beyond  the  dark  and  narrow  tomb 

Appears  the  dawn  of  heaven. 

574.  C.  M.    Watts. 

The  Hope  of  Heaven  our  support  in  Trials 

1  When  we  can  read  our  title  clear 

To  mansions  in  the  skies, 

We  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 

And  wipe  our  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  our  souls  engage 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurled, 
Then  we  can  smile  at  satan's  rage, 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares,  like  a  wild  deluge,  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 
May  we  but  safely  reach  our  home, 
Our  God,  our  heaven,  our  all. 

4  There  shall  we  bathe  our  weary  souls 

In  seas  of  heavenlv  rest ; 
While  not  a  wave  of  trouble  rolls 
Across  our  peaceful  breast. 

575.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  Jerusalem,  our  happy  home, 

Oh  how  we  long  for  thee  ! 
When  will  our  sorrows  have  an  end  ? 
Thy  joys  when  shall  we  see  ? 

2  Thy  walls  are  all  of  precious  stone, 

Most  glorious  to  behold  ; 
Thy  gates  are  richly  set  with  pearl, 
Thy  streets  are  paved  with  gold. 

3  Thy  garden  and  thy  pleasant  green. 

Our  study  long  have  been  ! 
Such  sparkling  light,  by  human  sight, 
Has  never  yet  been  seen. 


JUDGMENT   AND  ETERNITY.      431 

4  If  heaven  be  thus  glorious,  Lord, 

■Why  should  we  stay  from  thence  1 
What 'folly  'tis  that  we  should  dread 
To  die  and  go  from  hence. 

5  Reach  down,  reach  down,  thine  arm  of  grace, 

And  cause  us  to  ascend, 
Where  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  sabbaths  never  end. 

6  Millions  of  years  around  may  run, 

Our  song  shall  still  increase, 

To  praise  the  Father  and  the  Son, 

Who  brought  us  home  to  bliss. 

7  When  we've  been  there  ten  thousand  years, 

Bright  shining  as  the  sun, 
We've  no  less  days  to  sing  God's  praise. 
Than  when  Ave"  first  begun. 

576.  C.  M.    Watts. 

The  Heavenly  Canaan. 

1  THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

Where  saints  immortal  reign  ; 
Eternal  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-fading  flowers ; 
Death  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green  : 

So  to  the  Jews  fair  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea ; 
And  lingei*,  trembling,  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  Oh,  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes ; — 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  stream — nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 


432  LIFE,    DEATH,  fcC. 

577.  C.  M.    Stentjett. 

1  ON  Jordan's  stormy  banks  we  stand, 

And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  our  possessions  lie. 

2  Oil!  joyful  and  transporting  scene, 

That  rises  to  our  sight ! 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green. 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

3  O'er  all  those  wide-extended  plains 

Shims  one  eternal  day; 
There  God  in  light  for  ever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

4  No  chilling  winds — no  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow — pain  and  death- 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

5  When  shall  we  reach  that  happy  place. 

And  be  for  ever  blest? 
When  shall  we  see  our  Father's  face, 
And  in  Ins  bosom  rest  ? 

578.  C.M.    Watts. 
Martyrs  glorified. 

1  "  THESE  glorious  minds  ! — how  bright  the) 

Whence  all  their  white  array?       [shine 
How  came  they  to  the  happy  seats 
Of  everlasting  day  T" 

2  From  torturing  pains  to  endless  joys 

On  fiery  wheels  they  rode, 
And  strangely  washed  their  raiment  white 
In  Jesus'  dying  blood. 

3  Now  they  approach  th'  eternal  God, 

And  bow  before  his  throne ; 
Their  warbiing  harps,  and  sacred  songs 
Adore  the  Holy  One. 

4  The  unvailed  glories  of  his  face 

Among  his  saints  reside, 
While  the  rich  treasure  of  his  grace 
Sees  all  their  wants  supplied. 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  433 

5  Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave  their  souls, 

And  hunger  flee  as  fast : 
The  fruit  of  life's  immortal  tree 
Shall  be  their  sweet  repast. 

6  The  Lamb  shall  lead  his  heavenly  flock 

Where  living  fountains  rise ; 
And  love  divine  shall  wipe  away 
The  sorrows  of  their  eyes. 


VAKIOUS  OCCASIONS. 

579.  L.  M.    Bp.  Kenn. 

Morning. 
i  AWAKE,  our  souls,  and" with  the  sua 
Our  daily  stage  of  duty  run ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise 
To  pay  our  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Our  precious  time  misspent,  redeem , 
Each  present  day,  our  last  esteem ; 
Improve  our  talents  with  due  care ; 
For  the  great  day  ourselves  prepare. 

3  In  conversation  be  sincere ; 

Keep  conscience,  as  the  noontide,  clear 
Think  how  the  all-seeing  God,  our  ways 
And  all  our  secret  thoughts  surveys. 

&  Lord,  we  our  vows  to  thee  renew ; 
Scatter  our  sins  like  morning  dew ; 
Guard  our  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  thyself  our  spirits  fill. 

5  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
All  we  design,  or  do,  or  say ; 
That  all  our  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

580.  L.  M.     Watts. 

1  GOD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 

The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 
To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies ; 

2  Oh,  like  the  sun  may  we  fulfil 

The  appointed  duties  of  the  day ; 
With  ready  mind  and  active  will 
March  oh,  and  keep  our  heavenly  wav. 
Bb 


434  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

3  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 

Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes  ; 
Thy  tlu-eatenings  just,  thy  promise  sure  ; 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

4  Give  us  thy  counsel  for  our  guide, 

And  then  receive  us  to  thy  bliss  ; 
Ail  our  desires  and  hopes  beside 
Are  faint  and  cold,  compared  with  this. 

5S1.  L.  M.    Hawkesworth. 

1  IN  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 

We  safely  passed  the  silent  night ; 
Again  we  see  the  breaking  shade, 

We  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

I  New-born,  we  bless  the  waking  hour ; 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be ; 
Our  conscious  souls  resume  their  power, 
And  spring,  our  guardian  God!  to  thee. 

3  O  guide  us  through  the  various  maze 

Our  doubtful  feet  are  doomed  to  tread  ; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze 
Where  dangers  press  around  each  head 

4  A  deeper  shade  shall  soon  impend, 

A  deeper  sleep  our  eyes  oppress  ; 

Yet  then  thy  strength  shall  still  defend, 

Thy  goodness  stfll  delight  to  bless. 

5  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away, 

That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  our  eyes: 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day  ; 
And  we  immortal  then  shall" rise. 

582.  C.  M.    Mrs.  Steele. 

1  LORD  of  our  lives  !  O  may  thy  praise 

Employ  our  noblest  powers, 
Whose  goodness  lengthens  out  our  days, 
And  tills  the  circling  hours ! 

2  Preserved  by  thine  almighty  arm, 

We  pass  the  shades  of  night, 
Serene,  and  safe  from  every  harm, 
And  see  returning  light. 

3  When    sleep,   death's    semblance,   o'er   us 

And  we  unconscious  lay,  [spread. 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  4<3D 

Thv  watchful  care  was  round  each  bed, 
To  guard  our  feeble  clay. 

i  O  let  the  same  almighty  care 
Our  waking  hours  attend  ; 
From  every  danger,  every  snare, 
Our  heedless  steps  defend. 

5  Smile  on  our  minutes  as  they  roll, 
And  guide  our  future  days ; 
And  let  thy  goodness  fill  each  soul 
With  gratitude  and  praise. 

553.  7s. 

1  NOW  the  shades  of  night  are  gone ; 
Now  the  morning  light  is  come; 
Lord,  may  we  be  thine  to-day, 
Drive  the  shades  of  sin  away. 

2  Fill  our  souls  with  heavenly  light, 
Banish  doubt,  and  clear  our  sight ; 
In  thy  service.  Lord,  to-day, 

May  we  stand,  and  watch  and  pray. 

3  Keep  our  haughty  passions  bound ; 
Save  us  from  our  foes  around ; 
Going  out  and  coming  in, 

Keep  us  safe  from  every  sin. 

4  When  our  work  of  life  is  past, 
O  receive  us  then  at  last ; 
Night  and  sin  will  be  no  more, 
When  we  reach  the  heavenly  shore. 

554.  C.  M.    Gentlemen's  Mag. 

1  ON  thee,  each  morning,  O  our  God, 

Our  waking  thoughts  attend  ; 
In  thee  are  founded  all  our  hopes, 
In  thee  our  wishes  end. 

2  The  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  love  surveys ; 
And,  fired  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 

A  sacrifice  of  praise. 
God  leads  us  through  the  maze  of  sleep, 

And  brings  us  safe  to  light ; 
And.  with  the  same  paternal  care 
,   Conducts  our  steps  till  night. 


436  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

4  When  evening  slumbers  press  our  eyes, 

With  his  protection  blest. 

In  peace  ana  safety  we  commit 

Our  wearied  limbs  to  rest 

5  Our  spirits,  in  his  hand  secure. 

Fear  no  approaching  ill , 
For,  whether  waking  or  asleep, 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  us  still. 

585.  C.  M.    Steele. 

J  GOD  of  our  lives,  our  morning  song 

To  thee  we  cheerful  raise ; 
Thine  acts  of  love  'tis  good  to  sing, 

And  pleasant  'tis  to  praise. 

2  Preserved  by  thine  almighty  arm, 

We  passed  the  shades  of  night, 
Serene,  and  safe  from  every  harm, 
To  see  the  morning  light. 

3  While  numbers  spent  the  night  in  sighs, 

And  restless  pains  and  woes, 

In  gentle  sleep  we  closed  our  eyes, 

And  rose  from  sweet  repose. 

4  Oh  let  the  same  almighty  care 

Through  all  this  day  attend : 
From  every  danger — every  snare, 
Our  heedless  steps  defend. 

5  Smile  on  our  minutes  as  they  roll, 

And  guide  our  future  days ; 
And  let  thy  goodness  fill  each  soul 
With  gratitude  and  praise. 

5S6.  L.  M.    Bp.  Kenn. 

Evening 

1  GLORY  to  thee,  our  God,  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light : 
Keep  us,  O  keep  us,  King  of  kings. 
"Under  thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2  Forgive  us,  Lord,  through  thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  that  we  this  day  have  done : 
That  with  the  world,  ourselves  and  thee. 
We,  ere  we  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 


VARIOUS   OCCASIONS.  437 

3  Teach  us  to  live,  that  we  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  our  bed  ; 

To  die,  that  these  vile  bodies  may 
Rise  glorious  at  the  awful  day. 

4  O  may  our  souls  on  thee  repose, 

And  may  sweet  sleep  our  eyelids  close; 
Sleep  that  may  us  more  vigorous  make, 
To  serve  our  God  when  we  awake. 

5  Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow ; 
Praise  him  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  choir; 
Sing  praise  to  heaven's  eternal  Sire. 

Dot .  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  INDULGENT  God,  whose  bounteous  care 

O'er  all  thy  works  is  shown, 
O  let  our  grateful  praise  and  prayer 
Ascend  before  thy  throne ! 

2  What  mercies  has  this  day  bestowed ! 

How  largely  hast  thou  blest ! 
The  cup  with  plenty  overflowed, 
With  cheerfulness  each  breast. 

3  Now  may  sweet  slumbers  close  our  eyes,    . 

From  pain  and  sickness  free ; 
And  let  our  waking  thoughts  arise 
To  meditate  on  thee. 

4  So  bless  each  future  day  and  night, 

Till  life's  fond  scene  is  o'er ; 
At  length  to  realms  of  endless  light 
Enraptured  let  us  soar. 

588.  C.  M.    Mrs.  Steele. 

1  THE  man  of  humble,  upright  heart, 

As  his  peculiar  care, 
The  Lord  himself  has  set  apart, 
And  when  he  calls  will  hear. 

2  With  pious  awe  your  hearts  survey, 

And  every  sin  repent ; 
Let  due  contrition  close  the  day, 
And  future  guilt  prevent. 

3  Your  sacrifice  the  Lord  will  own, 

If  thus  you  seek  his  face, 
Thus  humbly  bow  before  his  throne, 
And  trust  his  pardoning  grace. 


438  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

589.  S.  M.     Village  Hymns. 

1  THE  day  is  past  and  gone, 
The  evening  shades  appear; 

O  may  we  all  remember  well 
The  night  of  death  draws  near. 

2  Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 
Secure  from  all  our  fears  ; 

In  mercy  guard  us  while  we  sleep, 
Till  morning  light  appears. 

3  And  if  we  early  rise, 

,   And  view  the  unwearied  sun, 
May  we  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 
And  after  glory  run. 

4  And  when  our  days  are  past, 
And  we  from  time  remove, 

O  may  we  in  thy  bosom  rest, 
The  bosom  of  thy  love. 

590.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  THE  sun  is  set,  the  day  is  clrs'd, 

The  night  is  calm,  the  world's  compos'd, 

And  cares  are  laid  aside  ; 
So  fly  our  days  without  control, 
Like  rollin?  spheres  around  the  pole. 

Or  swift  as  meteors  glide. 

2  Our  life  at  best  is  but  a  span, 
Few  are  the  days  allow'd  to  man, 

To  number  here  in  pain  ; 
Each  moment  clips  the  little  space, 
Contracts  the  span,  cuts  short  the  race, 

And  winds  the  mortal  chain. 

3  Soon  will  the  wheel  to  pieces  break, 
The  fountain  dry,  the  fabric  shake, 

And  night  its  curtain  spread  ; 
Our  sun  must  set,  our  night  will  come, 
These  feeble  forms  in  yonder  tomb, 

Must  mingle  with  the  dead. 

4  Well,  if  our  days  must  end  so  soon, 
Our  morning  sun  go  down  at  noon, 

The  present  we'll  improve  ; 
We'll  watch  the  moments  as  thev  fly, 
Improve  them  all  as  they  pass  bv, 

And  serve  the  God  we  love. 


VARIOUS   OCCASIONS-  439 

59 1 .  L.  M.     Steele. 

i  GREAT  God,  to  thee  our  evening  song 
With  humble  gratitude  we  raise  ; 
Oh  let  thy  mercy  tune  each  tongue, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  lively  praise. 

2  Our  days  unclouded  as  they  pass, 

And  every  gently  rolling" hour, 
Are  monuments  of  wondrous  grace, 
And  witness  to  thy  love  and  power. 

3  Thy  love  and  power,  celestial  guard, 

Preserve  us  from  surrounding  harm  : 
Can  danger  reach  us  while  the  Lord 
Extends  his  kind,  protecting  arm  1 

4  Let  this  blest  hope  our  eyelids  close ; 

With  sleep  refresh  our  humble  frame  ; 
Safe  in  thy  care  may  Ave  repose, 
And  wake  with  praises  to  thy  name. 

592.  L.  M.    Watts. 

Morning  and  Evening. 

1  OUR  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love  ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  "new; 
And  morning  mercies,  from  above, 
Gently  distil  like  early  dew. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 
Great  Guardian  of  our  sleeping  hours  ; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  our  drowsy  powers. 

3  We  yield  our  powers  to  thy  command ; 
To  thee  we  consecrate  our  days ; 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

593.  S.  M.    Stenxett. 

1  HOW  various  and  how  new 

Are  thy  compassions.  Lord ! 
Each  morning  shall  thy  mercies  show 
Each  night  thy  truth" record. 

2  Thy  goodness,  like  the  sun, 

Dawn'd  on  our  early  days, 

Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 

To  form  our  lips  to  praise. 


440  VARIOUS   OCCASIONS. 

3  Each  object  we  beheld 

Gave  pleasure  to  our  eyes  : 

And  nature  all  our  senses  held 

In  bands  of  sweet  surprise. 

4  But  pleasures  mere  refin'd 

Awaited  that  bless'd  day, 
When  light  arose  upon  our  mind, 
And  chas'd  our  sins  away. 

5  How  new  thy  mercies,  then  ! 

How  sov'reign,  and  how  free  ! 
Our  souls  that  had  been  dead  in  sin 
v\  ere  made  alive  to  thee. 

5J4.  7s.    Anonymous. 

Funeral  Hymns. 

1  CLAY  to  clay,  and  dust  to  dust ! 
Let  them  mingle— for  they  must  ? 
Give  to  earth  the  earthly  clod 
For  the  spirit  's  fled  to  God. 

2  Never  more  shall  midnight's  damp 
Darken  round  this  mortal  lamp  ; 
Never  more  shall  noon-day's  glance 
Search  this  mortal  countenance. 

3  Deep  the  pit,  and  cold  the  bed 
Where  the  spoils  of  death  are  laid  : 
htifl  the  curtains,  chill  the  gloom, 
Oi  man's  melancholy  tomb. 

4  Look  aloft !  The  spirit's  risen— 
Death  cannot  the  soul  imprison  : 
'Tis  in  heaven  that  spirits  dwell, 
Glorious,  though  invisible. 

5  Thither  let  us  turn  our  view; 
Peace  is  there,  and  comfort  too  : 
There  shall  those  we  love  be  found, 
Tracing  joy's  eternal  round. 

595.  L.M.    Watts. 

1  UNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb! 
Take  this  new  treasure  to  thv  trust 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room 
To  slumber  in  thy  silent  dust. 

2  No  pain,  no  grief,  no  anxious  fear 
Invade  thy  bounds ;  no  mortal  woes 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  441 

Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  its  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept ;  God's  dying  Son 

Passed  thro'  the  grave,  and  blessed  the  hed  • 
Then  rest,  dear  saint,  till  from  his  throne, 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break,  sacred  morning,  from  the  skies  ! 
Then,  clothed  anew  in  bright  array, 
Immortal  form  !  to  life  arise, 

And  swell  the  song  of  endless  day. 

596.  L.  M.    Fawcett. 

1  THOU,  God  of  mercy  !  wilt  indulge 
The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  righteous  persons  fall  around, 
When  tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious,  murmuring  thought 
Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend  , 
Nor  should  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 

Th'  almighty,  ever-living  Friend. 

3  Beneath  a  numerous  train  of  ills, 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail ; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God, 
O'er  every  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

4  Parent,  Protector,  Guardian,  Guide  ! 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  every  care, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee 


5  Our  Father  God !  to  thee  we  look, 
Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  our  friend  ! 
And  on  thy  gracious  love  and  truth 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend, 

597.         L.  M.    Mrs.  Barbauxd. 

1  AS  fades  the  landscape  from  the  sight, 
When  evening  shades  obscure  the  light ; 
So  fades,  alas  !  the  joys  of  earth, 

And  wither  ere  they  scarce  have  birth. 

2  As  fades  the  lovely  blooming  flow'r, 
Frail  smiling  solace  of  an  hour ; 

So  soon  our  transient  comforts  fly, 
And  pleasures  only  bloom  to  die." 


442  VARIOUS  OCCASIONS. 

3  As  fades  our  friendship's  early  joy, 
The  seeming  gold  is  half  alloy ; 
That  tie  that  binds  the  human  heart, 
The  closer  drawn,  will  sooner  part. 

4  Thus  fade  our  sweetest  comforts  here, 
Our  dearest  friends  soon  disappear; 
When  the  loud  call  from  God  is  giv'n, 
They  sleep  in  death  to  wake  in  heaven. 

5  But  there  are  joys  that  never  fade, 
Where  these  privations  ne'er  invade ; 
Where  virtue  its  rewards  shall  prove, 
And  triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

598.  L.  M.    Meth.  Coll. 

1  THE  morning  flowers  display  their  sweets, 

And  gay  their  silken  leaves  unfold, 
As  careless  of  the  noontide  heats, 
As  fearless  of  the  evening  cold. 

2  Nipt  by  the  wind's  untimely  blast, 

Parch'd  by  the  sun's  directer  ray, 
The  momentary  glori>  s  waste, 
The  short-liv'd  beauties  die  away. 

3  So  blooms  the  human  face  divine, 

When  youth  its  pride  of  beauty  shows : 
Fairer  than  spring  the  colours  shine, 
And  sweeter  than  the  virgin  rose. 

4  Or  worn  by  slowly-rolling  years, 

Or  broke  by  sickness  in  a  day, 
The  fading  glory  disappears, 
The  short-liv'd  beauties  die  away. 

5  Yet  these,  new  rising  from  the  tomb, 

With  lustre  brighter  far  shall  shine, 
Revive  with  ever-during  bloom, 
Safe  from  diseases  and  decline. 

599.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 
Death  and  Burial  of  Christ. 

1  WHY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends 

Or  shake  at  death's  alarms? 
'Tis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  ton, 

To  heaven's  desired  abode?— 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  443 

How  should  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow 
Which  keep  us  from  our  God? 

3  Wliy  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  1 
'Twas  there  the  Saviour's  body  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  blest, 

And  softened  every  bed  : 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  their  dying  Head  'I 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  high, 
■  And  showed  our  feet  the  way  : 
Up  to  the  Lord  his  saints  shall  fly 

At  the  great  rising  day. 

6  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise ; 
Awake,  ye  nations  under  ground ! 
Ye  saints  !  ascend  the  skies. 

600.  CM.    Pratt's  Coll. 

A  Warning  from  the  Grave. 

1  2ENEATH  our  feet  and  o'er  our  heac1 

>.s  equal  warning  given : 
beneath  us  lie  the  countless  dead, 
Above  us  is  the  heaven ! 

2  Death  rides  on  every  passing  breeze, 

And  rarks  on  every  flower; 
Each  season  has  its  own  disease, 
Its  peril  every  hour. 

3  Turn,  mortal  turn  ! — thy  danger  know ! 

Where'er  thy  foot  can  tread 
The  earth  rings  hollow  from  below, 
And  warns  thee  of  her  dead  ! 

601.  C.  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 

The  House  appointed  for  all  Living. 
_  HOW  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave, 
Where  life's  vain  tumult 's  past, 
Th'  appointed  house,  by  heaven's  decree- 
Receives  us  all  at  last ! 
2  The  wicked  there  from  troubling  cease— 
Their  passions  rage  no  more  ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
From  all  the  toils  "he  bore. 


444  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

3  All,  levelled  by  the  hand  of  death, 
Lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb, 
Till  God  in  judgment  call  them  forth, 
To  meet  their  final  doom. 

602.  S.  M.    Anonymous. 
Uncertainty  of  Life. 

1  To-morrow,  Lord,  is  thine, 

Lodged  in  thy  sovereign  hand; 
And,  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  by  thy  command. 

2  The  present  moment  flies, 

And  bears  our  life  away  ; 
O  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  winged  hour, 

Eternity  is  hung, 
Waken  by  thine  almighty  power 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care  ; 

Oh,  be  it  still  pursued — 
Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair, 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

5  To  Jesus  may  we  fly 

Swift  as  the  morning  light, 
Lest  life's  young  golden  beam  should  die 
In  sudden,  endless  night. 

603.  Il's.    Anonymocs. 
The  Bower  of  Prayer. 

1  To  leave  my  dear  friends,  and  with  neighbour* 

to  part, 
And  go  from  my  home,  affects  not  my  heart 
vjike  the  thought  of  absenting  myself  for  a  day, 
i^rom  that  blessed  retreat  where  I've  chosen  to 

pray. 

2  Sweet  bower,  where  the  pine  and  the  poplar 

have  spread, 
And  woven  their  branches  a  roof  o'er  my  head; 
How  oft  have  I  knelt  on  the  evergreen  there. 
And  poured  out  my  soul  to  my  Saviour  in  prayer,  i 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  445 

3  The  early  shrill  notes  of  a  loved  nightingale, 
That  dwelt  in  the  bower,  I  observed  as  my  bell. 
To  call  me  to  duty,  while  birds  in  the  air 
Sung  anthems  of  praises  as  I  went  to  prayer. 

4  How  sweet  were  the  zephyrs  perfumed  by  the 

pine, 
The  ivy,  the  balsam,  and  wild  eglantine  ; 
But  sweeter,  O  sweeter  superlative  were 
The  joys  that  I  tasted  in  answer  to  prayer. 

5  For  Jesus  my  Saviour  oft  deigned  to  meet, 
And  bless  with  his  presence  my  humble  retreat, 
Oft  fill  me  with  rapture  and  blessedness  there. 
Inditing  in  heaven's  own  language  my  prayer. 

6  Dear  bower,  I  must  leave  }7ou,  and  bid  you 

adieu, 
And  pay  my  devotions  in  parts  that  are  new, 
Well  knowing  my  Saviour  resides  everywhere, 
And  can  in  all  places  give  answer  to  prayer. 

604.  C.  M.   Doddridge. 

Death  of  a  Minister. 

1  Now  let  our  mourning  hearts  revive, 

And  all  our  tears  be  dry ; 
Why  should  those  eyes  be  drowned  in  grie 
That  view  a  Saviour  nigh  ? 

2  What  though  the  arm  of  conquering  death 

Does  God's  own  house  invade  ? 
What  though  the  prophet  and  the  priest 
Are  numbered  with  the  dead  ? 

3  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust — 

The  aged  and  the  young — 
The  watchful  eye  indarkness  closed, 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue  ; — 

4  Th'  eternal  Shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  irnpart ; 
His  eye  still  guides  us— and  his  voice 
Still  animates  the  heart. 

5  Through  every  scene  of  life  and  death, 

This  promise  is  our  trust ; 
And  this  shall  be  our  children's  song, 
When  we  are  cold  in  dust. 


446  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

605.  L.  M.     Pierpont. 

Ordination  Hymn. 

1  O  THOU,  who  art  above  all  height ! 
Our  God,  our  Father,  and  our  Friend  ! 
Beneath  thy  throne  of  love  and  light, 
Let  thine  adoring  children  bend. 

2  We  kneel  in  praise,  that  here  is  set 
A  vine  that  by  thy  culture  grew  ; 

We  kneel  in  prayer  that  thou  wouldst  wet 
Its  opening  leaves  with  heavenly  dew. 

'3  Since  thy  young  servant  now  hath  given 
Himself,  his  powers,  his  hopes,  his  youth 
To  the  great  cause  of  truth  and  heaven, 
Be  thou  his  guide,  O  God  of  truth ! 

4  Here  may  his  doctrine  drop  like  rain, 
His  speech  like  Hermon's  dew  distil, 
Till  green  fields  smile,  and  golden  grain, 
Ripe  for  the  harvest,  waits  thy  will. 

5  And  when  he  sinks  in  death — by  care, 
Or  pain,  or  toil,  or  years  oppressed — 
O  God  !  remember  thou  our  prayer, 
And  take  his  spirit  to  thy  rest. 

6G6.  L.  M.    Frothlngham. 

1  O  GOD,  whose  presence  glows  in  all 
Within,  ai-ound  us,  and  above ! 

Thy  word  we  bless,  thy  name  we  call, 
Whose  word  is  Truth,  whose  name  is  Love 

2  That  truth  be  with  the  heart  believed 
Of  all  who  seek  this  sacred  place  ; 

With  power  proclaimed,  in  peace  received — 
Our  spirits'  light,  thy  Spirit's  gi-ace. 

3  That  love  its  holy  influence  pour, 
To  keep  us  meek,  and  make  us  free, 
And  throw  its  binding  blessing  more 
Round  each  with  all,  and  all  with  thee. 

1  Direct  and  guard  the  youthful  strength 
Devoted  to  thy  Son  this  day  ; 
And  give  thy  "word  full  course  at  length 
O'er  man's  defects  and  time's  decay. 


VARIOUS   OCCASIONS.  44/ 

•607.  L.  M.    Montgomery. 

On  laying  the  foundation  stone  of  a  ChapeU 

1  THIS  stone  to  thee  in  faith  we  lay, 
We  build  the  temple,  Lord,  to  thee  ; 
Thine  eye  be  open,  night  and  day, 
To  guard  this  house  and  sanctuary. 

2  Here,  when  thy  people  seek  thy  face, 
And  dying  sinners  pray  to  live, 

Hear  thou  in  heaven,  thy  dwelling-place, 
And,  when  thou  hearest,  O  forgive ! 

3  Here,  when  thy  messengers  proclaim 
The  blessed  gospel  of  thy.  Son, 

Still,  by  the  power  of  his  great  name, 
Be  mighty  signs  and  wonders  done.- 
■i  Hosanna !  to  their  heavenly  King, 
When  children's  voices  raise  that  song, 
Hosanna  !  let  thy  servants  sing, 
And  heaven  with  earth  .the  strain  prolong. 

5  But  will  indeed  Jehovah  deign 
Here  to  abide  no  transient  guest  ? 
Here  will  the  world's  Redeemer  reign, 
And  here  the  Holy  Spirit  rest  1 

6  That  glory  never  hence  depart ! 

Yet  choose  not,  Lord,  this  house  alone ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  to  every  heart, 
In  every  bosom  fix  thy  throne. 

oOb.  7s.    Montgomery. 

On  opening  a  new  place  of  Worsliip. 

1  LORD  of  hosts,  to  thee  we  raise 
Here  a  house  of  prayer  and  praise ; 
Thou  thy  people's  hearts  prepare 
Here  to  meet  for  praise  and  prayer. 

2  Let  the  living  here  be  fed 

With  thy  word,  the  heavenly  bread ; 
Here,  in  hope  of  glory  blest, 
May  the  dead  be  laid  to  rest. 

3  Hero  to  thee  a  temple  stand, 
While  the  sea  shall  gird  the  land  ; 
Here  reveal  thy  mercy  sure, 
While  the  sun  and  moon  endure. 


448  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

4  Hallelujah  ! — earth  and  sky 
To  the  joyful  sound  reply ; 
Hallelujah  ! — hence  ascend 
Prayer  and  praise  till  time  shall  end. 

609.  L.  M.     Pierpont. 

1  O  BOW  thine  ear.  Eternal  One ! 
On  thee  each  heart  adoring  calls  ; 
To  thee  the  followers  of  thy  Son 

Have  raised,  and  now  devote  these  walls. 

2  Here  let  thy  holy  days  be  kept ; 
And  be  this  place,  to  worship  given, 
Like  that  bright  spot  where  Jacob  slept, 
The  house  of  God,  the  gate  of  heaven. 

3  Here  may  thine  honour  dwell ;  and  here, 
As  incense,  let  thy  children's  prayer, 
From  contrite  hearts  and  lips  sincere, 
Rise  on  the  still  and  holy  air. 

4  II  re  be  thy  praise  devoutly  sung  ; 
Here  let  thy  truth  beam  forth  to  save, 
As  When,  of  old,  thy  spirit  hung 

On  wings  of  light  o'er  Jordan's  wave. 

5  And  when  the  lips,  that  with  thy  name 
Are  vocal  now,  to  dust  shall  turn, 

On  others  may  devotion's  name 
Be  kindled  here,  and  purely  burn. 

610.  L.M.     Willis. 

1  THE  perfect  world  by  Adam  trod, 
Was  the  first  temple — Duilt  by  God; 
His  fiat  laid  the  corner-stone, 

And  raised  its  pillars,  one  by  one. 

2  He  hung  its  starry  roof  on  high — 
The  broad  illimitable  sky  ; 

He  spread  its  pavement,  green  and  bright, 
And  curtained  it  with  morning  light. 

3  The  mountains  in  their  places  stood — 
The  sea,  the  sky — and  "  all  was  good  ;" 
And,  when  its  first  pure  praises  rang, 
The  "morning  stars  together  sang." 

4  Lord  !  'tis  not  ours  to  make  the  sea 
And  earth  and  sky  a  house  for  thee ; 
But  in  thy  sight  our  offering  stands, 

An  humbler  temple,  "made  with  hands." 


VARIOUS   OCCASIONS.  449 

611.  !■•  M.     Cowper. 

1  OUR  God,  where'er  thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  thy  mercy-seat  : 
Where'er  they  seek  thee,  thou  art  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

2  For  thou,  within  no  walls  confined, 
Inhabitest  the  humble  mind ; 

Such  ever  bring  thee  where  they  come, 
And  going,  take  thee  to  their  home. 

3  Here  may  we  prove  the  power  of  prayer, 
To  strengthen  faith,  and  sweeten  care  ; 
To  teach  our  faint  desires  to  rise, 

And  bring  all  heaven  before  our  eyes. 

4  Behold  at  thy  commanding  word, 
We  stretch  the  curtain  and  the  cord ; 
Come  thou,  and  fill  this  wider  space, 
And  bless  us  with  a  large  increase. 

5  Lord,  we  are  few,  but  thou  art  near ; 
Nor  short  thine  arm,  nor  deaf  thine  ear : 
O  rend  the  heavens,  come  quickly  down, 
And  make  a  thousand  hearts  thine  own. 

612.  L.  M.    Dyer. 
Public  Humiliation. 

1  GREAT  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds, 
And  whom  unnumbered  worlds  adore  i 
Whose  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share, 
While  nature  trembles  at  thy  power  : 

2  Thine  is  the  hand  that  moves  the  spheres, 
That  wakes  the  wind,  and  lifts  the  sea ; 
And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
Acts  but  the  part  assigned  by  thee. 

3  While  suppliant  crowds  implore  thine  aid, 
To  thee  we  raise  the  humble  cry  ; 
Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart, 

Thine  incense,  a  repentant  sigh. 

4  O  may  our  land  in  this  her  hour, 
Confess  thy  hand,  and  bless  the  rod, 
By  penitence  make  thee  her  friend, 
And  find  in  thee  a  guardian  God ! 


450  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

(31 0.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  WHEN  Abram,  full  of  sacred  awe, 

Before  Jehovah  stood, 
And,  with  an  humble  fervent  prayer, 
For  guilty  Sodom  sued  ; 

2  With  what  success,  what  wondrous  grace, 

Was  his  petition  crowned  ! 
The  Lord  would  spare,  if  in  the  place 
Ten  righteous  men  were  found. 

3  And  could  a  single  holy  soul 

So  rich  a  boon  obtain  1 
Great  God,  and  shall  a  nation  cry, 
And  plead  with  thee  in  vain  1 

4  Columbia,  guilty,  as  she  is, 

Her  numerous  saints  can  boast; 
And  now  their  fervent  prayers  ascend, 
And  can  those  prayers  be  lost? 

5  Are  hot  the  righteous  dear  to  thee, 

Now  as  in  ancient  times  1 
Or  does  this  sinful  land  exceed 
Gomorrah  in  its  crimes  1 

6  Still  are  we  thine,  we  bear  thy  name, 

Here  yet  is  thine  abode ; 
Long  hast  thy  presence  blessed  our  land; 
Forsake  us  not,  O  God. 

614.  L.  M.     61.     Kippis. 

TTianks  given  for  National  Prosperity. 

1  HOW  rich  thy  gifts,  almighty  King! 
From  thee  our  public  blessings  spring : 
The  extended  trade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows, 

The  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows, 
All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

2  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs. 

Here  still  may  God  in  mercy  reign  ; 
Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success, 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless, 
And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  451 

615.  L.  M.    Rippon's  Coll. 

1  PRAISE  to  the  Lord  who  bows  his  ear 
Propitious  to  his  people's  prayer, 
And,  though  deliverance  long  delay, 
Answers  in  his  well-chosen  day. 

2  Salvation  doth  to  God  belong ; 

His  power  and  grace  shall  be  our  song ; 
The  tribute  of  our  love  we  bring 
To  thee,  our  Saviour  and  our  King! 

3  Our  temples  guarded  from  the  flame, 
Shall  echo  thy  triumphant  name  ; 
And  every  peaceful  private  home 
To  thee  a  temple  shall  become. 

4  Still  be  it  our  supreme  delight 

To  walk  as  in  thine  honoured  sight ; 
Hence  in  thy  precepts  and  thy  fear, 
Till  life's  last  hour  to  persevere. 

616.  L.  M.     AlKTN. 
In  time  of  War. 

1  WHILE  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around, 
And  death  and  ruin  strow  the  ground  ; 
To  thee  we  look,  on  thee  we  call, 

The  Parent  and  the  Lord  of  all. 

2  Thou,  who  hast  stamped  on  human  kind 
The  image  of  a  heaven-born  mind, 
And  in  a  Father's  wide  embrace 

Hast  cherished  all  the  kindred  race ; 

3  Great  God  !  whose  powerful  hand  can  bind 
The  raging  waves,  the  furious  wind, 

O  bid  the  human  tempest  cease, 

And  hush  the  maddening  world  to  peace. 

4  With  reverence  may  each  hostile  land 
Hear  and  obey  that  high  command, 
Thy  Son's  blest  errand  from  above — 
"  My  creatures,  live  in  mutual  love  !" 

617.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 
For  a  meeting  of  Ministers. 

1  LET  Zion's  watchmen  all  awake, 
And  take  the  alarm  they  give  ; 


452  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

Now  let  them,  from  the  mouth  of  God, 
Their  solemn  charge  receive. 

2  'Tis  not  a  cause  of  small  import 

The  pastors  care  demands  ; 
But  what  might  till  an  angel's  heart, 
And  filled  a  Saviour's  hands. 

3  All  to  the  great  tribunal  haste, 

The  account  to  render  there  ; 
And  shouldst  thou  strictly  mark  our  faults, 
Lord,  how  should  we  appear  ri 

4  May  they,  that  Jesus  whom  they  preach, 

Their  own  Redeemer  see  ; 
And  watch  thou  daily  o'er  their  souls, 
That  they  may  watch  for  thee. 

618.  C.  M.    Browne. 

For  a  Charitable  Occasion. 

1  O  HOW  can  they  look  up  to  heaven, 

And  ask  for  mercy  there, 
Who  never  soothed  the  poor  man's  pang, 
Nor  dried  the  orphan's  tear ! 

2  The  dread  Omnipotence  of  heaven 

We  every  hour  provoke, 
Set  still  the  mercy  o*  cur  God 
Withholds  the  avenging  stroke. 

3  And  Christ  was  still  the  healing  friend 

Of  poverty  and  pain, 
And  never  did  imploring  wretch 
His  garment  touch  in  vain. 

4  May  we  with  humble  effort  take 

Example  from  above, 
And  thence  the  active  lesson  learn 
Of  charity  and  love. 

5  But  chiefly  be  the  labour  ours 

To  shade  the  early  plant ; 
To  guard  from  ignorance  and  guilt 
The  infancy  of  want ; 

6  To  graft  the  virtues,  ere  the  bud 

The  canker  worm  has  gnawed, 
And  teach  the  rescued  child  to  lisp 
Its  gratitude  to  God. 


VARIOUS   OCCASIONS.  453 

619.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

For  the  Beginning  or  End  of  the  Year. 
1.  OUR  helper,  God  !  we  bless  his  name ; 
The  same  his  power,  his  grape  the  same : 
The  tokens  of  his  friendly  care 
Open,  and  crown,  and  close  the  year. 

2  We  midst  ten  thousand  dangers  stand, 
Supported  by  his  guardian  hand  ; 
And  see,  when  we  survey  our  ways, 
Ten  thousand  monuments  of  praise. 

3  Thus  far  his  arm  hath  led  us  on ; 
Thus  far  we  make  his  mercy  known ; 
And,  while  we  tread  this  desert  land, 
New  blessings  shall  new  songs  demand. 

620.  P.M.    Wesley's  Coll. 

For  a  New  Year. 

1  COME,  let  us  anew  our  journey  pursue, 

Roll  round  with  the  year, 
And  never  stand  still  till  the  Master  appear ! 

2  His  adorable  will  let  us  gladly  fulfil, 

And  our  talents  improve,  [love. 

By  the  patience  of  hope,  and  the  labour  of 

3  Our  life  as  a  dream,  our  time  as  a  stream 

Glides  swiftly  away  ; 
And  the  fugitive  moment  refuses  to  stay. 

4  O  that  each  in  the  day  of  his  coming  may  say, 

"I  have  fought  my  way  through  ; 
I  have  finished  the  work  thou  didst  give  me 
to  do." 

-5  O  that  each  from  his  Lord  may  receive  the 
glad  word — 
"  Well  and  faithfully  done !       [throne." 
Enter  into  my  joy,   and  sit  down  on  my 

O/il.  7s.    Fawcett. 

1  BLESS,  O  Lord,  the  opening  year 

To  each  soul  assembled  here  ; 

Clothe  thy  word  with  power  divine, 
,     Make  us  willing  to  be  thine. 


454  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

2  Shepherd  of  thy  hlood-bought  sheep ! 
Teach  the  stony  heart  to  weep  ; 

Let  the  blind  have  eyes  to  see, 
See  themselves,  and  look  on  thee  ! 

3  Let  the  minds  of  all  our  youth 
Feel  the  force  of  sacred  truth ; 
While  the  gospel-call  they  hear, 

-  May  they  learn  to  love  and  fear. 

4  Show  them  what  their  ways  have  been, 
Show  them  the  desert  of  sin ; 

Then  thy  dying  love  reveal, 
This  shall  melt  a  heart  of  steel. 

5  Where  thou  hast  thy  work  begun, 
Give  new  strength  the  race  to  run ; 
Scatter  darkness,  doubts  and  fears, 
Wipe  away  the  mourner's  tears, 

6  Bless  us  all,  both  old  and  young ; 
Call  forth  praise  from  every  tongue ; 
Let  the  whole  assembly  prove 

All  thy  power,  and  all  thy  love. 

622.  S.  M.    Beddome. 
Purposes  on  beginning  a  Nets-  Year. 

1  OUR  few  revolving  years, 
How  swift  they  glide  away  ! 

How  short  the  term  of  life  appears, 
When  past — but  as  a  day) 

2  A  dark  and  cloudy  day, 
Clouded  by  grief  and  sin  ; 

A  host  of  enemies  without, 
Distressing  fears  within. 

3  Lord,  through  another  year 
If  thou  permit  our  stay, 

With  diligence  may  we  pursue 
The  true  and  living  way  ! 

623.  7s.    J.  Newton. 
Uncertainty  of  Life.    N°.te-  Year. 

1  SEE  !  another  year  is  gone ! 
Quickly  have  the  seasons  past! 
Tin's  we  enter  now  upon 
Will  to  many  prove  their  last. 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  455 

Mercy  hitherto  has  spared, 
But  have  mercies  been  improved  1 
Let  us  ask,  Are  Ave  prepared, 
Should  we  he  this  year  removed? 

2  Some  we  now  no  longer  see, 
Who  their  mortal  race  have  run, 
Seemed  as  fair  for  life  as  we, 
When  the  former  year  begun. 
Some — but  who  God  only  knows — 
Who  are  here  assembled  now, 
Ere  the  present  year  shall  close, 
To  the  stroke  of  death  must  bow. 

3  If  from  guilt  and  sin  set  free 
By  the  knowledge  of  thy  grace, 
Welcome,  then,  the  call  will  we 
To  depart  and  see  thy  face. 

To  thy  saints  while  here  below, 
With  new  years  new  mercies  come ; 
But  the  happiest  year  they  know, 
Is  the  last  that  leads  them  home. 

624.  L.  M.    Doddridge. 

For  the  Opening  or  Closing  the  Year. 

1  GREAT  God !  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
By  which  supported,  still  we  stand  : 
The  opening  year  thy  mercy  shows ; 
That  mercy  crowns  it  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  are  we  guarded  by  our  God  ; 
By  his  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  his  unerring  counsel  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And,  peaceful,  lay  before  thy  feet. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 
Thou  art  our  joy,  and  thou  our  rest; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Adored  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5  Though  death  shall  interrupt  these  songs, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 

Our  helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast. 


456  VARIOUS    OCCASIONS. 

625.  C  M.    Browne. 
Reflections  at  the  Close  of  the  Year. 

1  AND  now,  our  souls,  another  year 

Of  our  shoi-t  life  is  past : 
We  cannot  long  continue  here ; 
And  this  may  beour  last. 

2  Part  of  our  doubtful  life  is  gone, 

Nor  will  return  again  ; 
And  swift  our  fleeting  moments  run — 
The  few  which  yet  remain ! 

3  Awake,  our  souls  !  with  all  our  cares 

Our  true  condition  learn  ; 
What  are  our  hopes — how  sure,  how  fair, 
And  what  our  great  concern  1 

4  Now  a  new  space  of  life  begins, 

Set  out  afresh  for  heaven  : 
Seek  pardon  for  thy  former  sins, 
Through  Christ,  so  freely  given. 

5  Devoutly  yield  thyself  to  God, 

And  on  "his  grace  depend ; 
With  zeal  pursue  the  heavenly  road, 
Nor  doubt  a  happy  end. 

626.  8s  &  7s.     Bp.  Horxe. 
Autumnal  Warnings. 

1  SEE  the  leaves  around  us  falling, 

Dry  and  withered  to  the  ground ; 
Thus  to  thoughtless  mortals  calling, 
In  a  sad  and  solemn  sound : — 

2  "Youth,  on  length  of  days  presuming, 

Who  the  paths  of  pleasure  tread  : 
View  us,  late  in  beauty  blooming, 
Numbered  now  among  the  dead  : 

3  (:  What  though  yet  no  losses  grieve  you, 

Gay  with  health  and  many  a  grace, 
Let  not  cloudless  skies  deceive  you: 
Summer  gives  to  autumn  place. 

4  "  Yearly  in  our  course  returning, 

Messengers  of  shortest  stay, 
Thus  we  preach  this  truth  concerning, 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away." 


VARIOUS    OCCASIONS.  457 

5  On  the  tree  of  life  eternal, 
O  let  all  our  hopes  be  laid : 
This  alone,  for  ever  vernal, 
Bears  a  leaf  that  shall  not  fade. 

627.     C.  M.    Christian  Psalmist. 
Thanks  for  an  abundant  Harvest 

1  FOUNTAIN  of  mercy,  God  of  love ! 

How  rich  thy  bounties  are ! 

.  The  rolling  seasons,  as  they  move, 

Proclaim  thy  constant  care. 

2  When  in  the  bosom  of  the  earth 

The  sower  hid  the  grain, 
Thy  goodness  marked  its  secret  birth, 
And  sent  the  early  rain. 

3  The  spring's    sweet  influence,  Lord,  was 

The  plants  in  boauty  grew :  [thine : 

Thou  gav'st  refulgent  suns  to  shine, 
And  mild,  refreshing  dew. 

4  These  various  mercies  from  above 

Matured  the  swelling  grain  ; 
A  kindly  harvest  crowns  thy  love, 
And  plenty  fills  the  plain. 

5  We  own  and  bless  thy  gracious  sway ; 

Thy  hand  all  nature  hails ; 
Seed-time  nor  harvest,  night  nor  day, 
Summer  nor  winter,  fails. 

O/^o.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

Wedding  Hymn. 
1  SINCE  Jesus  freely  did  appear 
To  grace  a  marriage  feast ; 


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To  make  a  wedding  guest, 

2  Upon  the  bridal  pair  look  down, 

Who  now  have  plighted  hands ; 
Their  union  with  thy  presence  crown, 
And  bless  their  nuptial  bands. 

3  With  gifts  of  grace  their  hearts  endow, 

Of  all  rich  dowries  best ; 
Their  substance  bless,  and  peace  bestow, 
To  sweeten  all  the  rest. 


458  MISCELLANEOUS. 

4  In  purest  love  their  souls  unite, 

That  they,  with  Christian  care, 
May  make  domestic  burdens  light, 
By  taking  each  iheir  share. 

5  True  helpers  may  they  prove  indeed, 

In  prayer,  in  faith,  and  hope, 

And  see  with  joy  a  goodly  seed, 

To  build  their  household  up. 

6  As  Isaac  and  Rebekah  give 

A  pattern  chaste  and  kind, 

So  may  this  married  couple  live ; 

And  die  in  friendship  join'd. 

7  On  every  soul  assembled  here, 

Now  make  thy  face  to  shine ; 
Thy  goodness  more  our  hearts  can  cheer, 
Than  richest  food  or  wine. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

629.  C  M.    Bp.  Heber. 

Early  Religion. 

1  BY  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 

How  sweet  the  lily  grows  ! 
How  sweet  the  breath  beneath  the  hill 
Of  Sharon's  dewy  rose ! 

2  Lo,  such  the  child  whose  early  feet 

The  paths  of  peace  have  trod ; 
Whose  secret  heart,  with  influence  sweet, 
Is  upward  drawn  to  God ! 

3  By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 

The  lily  must  decay ; 
The  rose  that  blooms  beneath  the  hill 
Must  shortly  fade  away. 

4  And  soon,  too  soon,  the  wintry  hour 

Of  man's  maturer  age 
Will  shake  the  soul  with  sorrow's  power, 
And  stormy  passion's  rage ! 

5  O  thou  who  giv'st  us  life  and  breath* 

We  seek  thy  grace  alone, 
In  childhood,  manhood,  age  and  death, 
To  keep  us  f-ti'l  thine  own  ! 


MISCELLANEOUS  459 

630.  L.  M.    Stennett. 

1  HOW  soft  the  words  our  Saviour  speaks ! 

How  kind  the  promises  he  makes ! 
A  bruised  reed  he  never  breaks, 
Nor  will  he  quench  the  smoking  flax. 

2  The  humble  poor  he  won't  despise, 

Nor  on  the  contrite  sinner  frown 
His  ear  is  open  to  their  cries  ; 
He  quickly  sends  salvation  down. 

3  When  piety,  in  early  minds, 

Like  tender  buds  begins  to  shoot, 
He  guards  the  plants  from  threat'ning  winds, 
And  ripens  blossoms  into  fruit 

4  With  humble  souls  he  bears  a  part 

In  all  the  sorrows  they  endure : 
Tender  and  gracious  is  his  heart, 
His  promise  is  for  ever  sure. 

5  He  sees  the  struggles  that  prevail 

Between  the  powers  of  grace  and  sin  ; 
He  kindly  listens  while  they  tell 
The  bitter  pangs  they  feel  within. 

6  Though  press'd  with  fears  on  every  side, 

They  know  not  how  the  strife  may  end ; 
Yet  he  will  soon  the  cause  decide, 
And  judgment  unto  victory  send. 

631.  C  M.    Watts. 

Advantages  of  early  Religion. 

1  HAPPY  the  child  whose  tender  years 

Receive  instructions  well ; 
Who  hates  the  sinner's  path,  and  fears 
The  road  that  leads  to  hell. 

2  When  we  devote  our  youth  to  God, 

'Tis  pleasing  in  his  eyes ; 
A  flower  when  offered  in  the  bud 
Is  no  vain  sacrifice. 

3  'Tis  easier  work  if  we  begin 

To  fear  the  Lord  betimes ; 
While  sinners,  who  grow  old  in  sin, 
Are  hardened  in  their  crimes. 


460  MISCELLANEOUS. 

4  'Twill  save  us  from  a  thousand  snares 

To  mind  religion  young ; 
Grace  will  preserve  our  following  years, 
And  make  our  virtue  strong. 

5  To  thee,  almighty  God  !  to  thee 

Ora-  childhood  we  resign  : 
'Twill  please  us  to  look  back  and  see 
That  our  whole  lives  were  thine. 

6  Let  the  sweet  work  of  prayer  and  praise 

Employ  our  youngest  breath : 
Thus,  we're  prepared  for  longer  days, 
Or  fit  for  early  death. 

632.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

Young  persons  encouraged  to  seek  Christ. 

1  YE  hearts  with  youthful  vigour  warm, 

In  smiling  crowds  draw  near, 
And  turn  from  every  mortal  charm, 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2  The  soul  that  longs  to  see  my  face, 

Is  sure  my  love  to  gain  ; 
And  those  that  early  seek  my  grace, 
Shall  never  seek  in  vain. 

3  What  object,  Lord,  our  souls  should  move, 

If  once  compared  with  thee  ? 
What  beauty  should  command  our  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  we  see? 

4  Away,  ye  false  delusive  toys,    ' 

Vain  "tempters  of  the  mind  ! 
'Tis  here  we  fix  our  lasting  choice, 
And  here  true  bliss  we  find. 

633.  CM.    Salisbury  Coix. 
Remember  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy  youth, 

1  IN  the  soft  season  of  thy  youth, 

In  nature's  smiling  bloom, 
Ere  age  arrive,  and  trembling  wait 
Its  summons  to  the  tomb  ; 

2  Remember  thy  Creator,  God ; 

'For  him  thy  powers  employ  ; 
Make  him  thy  fear,  thy  love,  thy  hope, 
Thy  confidence,  thy' joy. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  461 

3  He  shall  defend  and  guide  thy  course 

Through  life's  uncertain  sea, 
Till  thou  art  landed  on  the  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

4  Then  seek  the  Lord  betimes,  and  choose 

The  path  of  heavenly  truth  : 
The  earth  affords  no  lovelier  sight 
Than  pure  religious  youth. 

634.  c.  m.  oowper. 

Prayer  for  Youth. 

1  BESTOW,  O  Lord,  upon  our  youth 

The  gift  of  saving  grace, 
And  let  the  seed  of  sacred  truth 
Fall  in  a  fruitful  place. 

2  Grace  is  a  plant,  where'er  it  grows, 

Of  pure  and  heavenly  root ; 

But  fairest  in  the  youngest  shows, 

And  yields  the  sweetest  fruit. 

3  Ye  careless  ones,  oh,  hear  betimes 

The  voice  of  saving  love  ! 
Your  youth  is  stained  with  nuni'  rous  crimes, 
But  mercy  reigns  above. 

4  For  you  the  public  prayer  is  made ; 

Oh,  join  the  public  prayer ! 

For  you  the  sacred  tear  is  shed  ; 

Oh,  shed  yourselves  a  tear ! 

5  We  pray  that  you  may  early  prove 

The  Saviour's  quickening  grace ; 
Too  young  you  cannot  taste  his  love, 
Or  seek  bis  smiling  face. 

635.  C  M.    Pratt's  Coll. 
Pleasure  of  instructing  the  Young. 

1  BLEST  work  !  the  youthful  mind  to  win, 

And  turn  the  rising  race 
From  dark  and  dangerous  paths  of  sin, 
To  seek  redeeming  grace. 

2  Children  our  kind  protection  claim; 

And  God  will  well  approve, 
When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name, 
And  their  Redeemer  love. 


4t>2  MISCELLANEOUS. 

3  Be  ours  the  bliss,  in  wisdom's  way 

To  guide  untutored  youth, 
And  show  the  mind  which  went  astray 
The  way,  the  life,  the  truth! 

4  Thy  Spirit,  Father !  on  us  shed, 

And  bless  this  good  design  : 
The  honours  of  thy  name  be  spread ; 
Be  all  the  glory  thine. 

636.  L.  M.    Cawood. 

For  Children. 

1  IN  Israel's  fane,  by  silent  night, 

The  lamp  of  God  was  burning  bright; 
And  there,  by  viewless  angels  kept, 
Samuel,  the  child,  securely  slept. 

2  A  voice  unknown  the  stillness  broke  ; 
"Samuel !"  it  called,  and  thrice  it  spoke  : 
He  rose  ;  he  asked  whence  came  the  word  1 
From  Eli  1    No— it  was  the  Lord. 

3  Thus  early  called  to  serve  his  God, 
In  paths  of  righteousness  he  trod  ; 
Prophetic  visions  fired  his  breast, 
And  all  the  chosen  tribes  were  blest 

4  Speak,  Lord  !  and,  from  our  earliest  days, 
Incline  our  hearts  to  love  thy  ways ; 

Thy  wakening  voice  hath  reached  our  ear « 
Speak,  Lord,  to  us ;  thy  servants  hear. 

63  i  .  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

Old  Age  approaching. 

1  ETERNAL  God,  enthron'd  on  high  ! 

Whom  angel  hosts  adore ; 
Who  yet  to  suppliant  dust  art  nigh; 
Thy  presence  we  implore. 

2  O  guide  us  down  the  steep  of  age, 

And  keep  our  passions  cool ; 
Teach  us  to  scan  the  sacred  page, 
And  practise  every  rule. 

3  Our  dying  years  time  urges  on, 

Wl tat's  human  must  decay; 
Our  friends,  our  young  companions,  gone, 
Can  we  expect  to  stay  1 


MISCELLANEOUS.  463 

4  Ah !  no — then  smooth  the-  mortal  hour. 
On  thee  our  hope  depends ; 
Support  us  with  almighty  power, 
While  dust  to  dust  descends. 

63S.  S.  M.  •  Montgomery. 

For  Sunday  Schools. 

1  WITHIN  these  walls  be  peace ; 

Love  through  our  borders  found  ; 
In  all  our  little  palaces 
Prosperity  abound. 

2  God  regardeth  humble  things ; 

Here,  though  the  proud  despise, 
The  children  of  the  King  of  kings 
Are  learning  to  be  wise. 

3  May  none  who  thus  are  taught, 

From  glory  be  cast  down, 
But  all  through  faith  and  patience  brought 
To  an  immortal  crown. 

639.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  BLEST  is  the  man  whose  heart  expands 

At  melting  pity's  call, 
And  the  rich  blessings  of  whose  hands 
Like  heavenly  manna  fall. 

2  Mercy  descending  from  above, 

In  softest  accents  pleads  ; 
O !  may  each  tender  bosom  move 
When  mercy  intercedes. 

3  Be  ours  the  bliss  in  wisdom's  way 

To  guide  untutor'd  youth, 
And  lead  the  mind  that  went  astray 
To  virtue  and  to  truth. 

4  Children  our  kind  protection  claim, 

And  God  will  well  approve, 
When  infants  learn  to  lisp  his  name 
And  their  Creator  love. 

5  Delightful  work,  young  souls  to  win, 

And  turn  the  rising  race 
From  the  deceitful  paths  of  sin, 
To  seek  redeeming  grace. 


464  MISCELLANEOUS. 

6  Almighty  God,  thine  influence  shed, 
To  aid  this  good  design  : 
The  honours  of  thy  name  be  spread, 
And  all  the  glory  thine. 

640.  C.  M.     Christian  Psalmist. 

For  a  blessing  for  Food. 

1  FOUNTAIN  of  being,  Source  of  good, 

At  whose  almighty  breath 
The  creature  proves  our  bane  or  food, 
Dispensing  life  or  death. 

2  Thee  we  address  with  humble  fear; 

Vouchsafe  thy  gifts  to  crown ; 
Father  of  all.  thy  children  hear, 
And  send  a  blessing  down. 

3  O  may  our  souls  for  ever  pine 

Thy  grace  to  taste  and  see ; 
Athirst  for  righteousness  divine, 
And  hungry  after  thee. 

641.  .  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Goodness  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  GREAT  God,  at  whose  all-powerful  call. 
At  first  arose  this  beauteous  frame, 
Thou  bidst  the  seasons  change,  and  all 
The  changing  seasons  speak  thy  name. 

2  Thy  bounty  bids  the  infant  year, 
From  winter  storms  recovered,  rise ; 
When  thousand  grateful  scenes  appear, 
Fresh  opening  to  our  wondering  eyes. 

3  The  new  delight  how  great,  to  see 
The  earth  in  vernal  beauty  dressed, 
While  in  each  herb,  and  flower,  and  tree, 
Thine  opening  bounty  shines  confessed. 

4  Aloft,  full  beaming,  reigns  the  sun, 
And  light  and  genial  heat  conveys ; 
And  while  he  leads  the  seasons  on, 
From  thee  derives  his  quickening  rays. 

5  Indulgent  God  !  from  every  part 
Thy  plenteous  blessings  largely  flow ; 
We  see ;  we  taste  ;  let  every  heart 
With  grateful  love  and  duty  glow. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  465 

642.  CM.    Addison. 
The  Traveller's  Hymn. 

1  HOW  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord ! 

How  sure  is  their  defence ! 

Eternal  Wisdom  is  their  guide, 

Their  help  Omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care, 
They  pass  unhurt  through  burning  climes, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  Thy  mercy  sweetens  every  soil, 

Makes  every  region  please ; 
The  hoary  frozen  "hills  it  warms, 
And  smooths  the  boisterous  seas. 

4  Though  by  the  dreadful  tempest  tossed 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

5  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will ; 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 

At  thy  command  is  still. 
In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  death, 

Thy  goodness  we'll  adore  ; 
And, praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 

And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

643.  L.  M.    C.  Wesley. 
The  Mariner's  Hymn. 

1  GLORY  to  thee,  whose  powerful  word 
Bids  the  tempestuous  wind  arise ; 
Glory  to  thee,  the  sovereign  Lord 

Of  air,  and  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies  ! 

2  Let  air,  and  earth,  and  skies  obey, 
And  sea's  thine  awful  will  perform 
From  them  we  learn  to  own  thy  sway, 
And  shout  to  meet  the  gathering  storm. 

3  What  though  the  floods  lift  up  their  voice 
Thou  hearest,  Lord,  our  louder  cry ; 
They  cannot  damp  thy  children's  joys, 
Or  shake  the  soul  when  God  is  nigh. 

DD 


466  MISCELLANEOUS 

4  Roar  on,  ye  waves !  our  souls  defy 
Your  roaring  to  disturb  our  rest ; 
In  vain  to  impair  the  calm  ye  try, 
The  calm  in  a  believer's  breast. 

644.  L.  M.  61.    Anonymous. 
LORD  of  the  Sea ! — thy  potent  sway 
Old  Ocean's  wildest  waves  obey ; 

The  gale  that  whistles  through  the  shrouds. 
The  storm  that  drives  the  frighted  clouds— 
If  but  thy  whisper  order  peace, 
How  soon  their  rude  commotions  cease ! 

2  Lord  of  the  Sea !— the  silent  hour, 

And  deep,  dull  calm,  confess  thy  power ; 
The  sun  that  pours  his  welcome  light, 
The  moon  that  makes  the  dark  scene  bright, 
The  guiding  star,  the  favouring  wind, 
Display  a  good  and  sovereign  mind. 

3  Lord  of  the  Sea ! — the  seamen  keep 
From  all  the  dangers  of  the  deep ! 
When  high  the  white-capped  billows  rise, 
When  tempests  roar  along  the  skies, 
When  foes  or  shoals  awaken  fear — 

O !  in  thy  mercy  be  thou  near ! 

4  Lord  of  the  Sea !— when  safe  from  harm, 
The  sailor  rests  in  slumbers  calm, 

May  dreams  of  home  his  spirit  cheer, — 
Dreams  that  shall  never  false  appear  ; 
May  thoughts  of  friends,  and  peace,  and  thee 
His  solid  consolations  be ! 

5  Lord  of  the  Sea ' — a  sea  is  life 

Of  care  and  sorrow,  wo  and  strife! 
With  watchiul  pains  we  steer  along, 
To  keep  the  right  path,  shun  the  wrong 
God  grant,  that  after  all  our  roam, 
We  gain  an  everlasting  home ! 

645.  L.  M.    Rippon's  Coll. 

Deliverances. 

1  WHAT  hath  God  wrought !  might  Israel  say. 
When  Jordan  roll'd  its  tide  away, 
And  gave  a  passage  to  their  bands, 
Safely  to  march  across  its  sands. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  467 

2  What  hath  God  wrought !  might  well  be  said 
When  Jesus,  rising  from  the  dead, 
Scatter'd  the  shades  of  Pagan  night, 

And  bless'd  the  nations  with  his  light 

3  What  hath  God  wrought !  O  blissful  theme  i 
Are  we  redeem'd  and  call'd  by  him  1 
Shall  we  be  led  the  desert  through  1 

And  safe  arrive  at  glory  too? 

4  The  news  shall  every  harp  employ, 
Fill  every  tongue  with  rapt'rous  joy , 
When  we  shall  join  the  heavenly  throng, 
To  swell  the  triumph  and  the  song  1 

646.  C.  M.  Wesley  Coil. 

Relying  on  God  in  Time  of  Trial. 

1  FATHER  of  lights,  thy  needful  aid 

To  us  that  ask,  impart ; 
Mistrustful  of  ourselves,  afraid, 
Of  our  own  treacherous  heart. 

2  In  spite  of  our  resolves,  we  fear 

Our  own  infirmity ; 
And, tremble  at  the  trial  near, 
And  cry,  O  God,  to  thee  ! 

3  Our  only  help  in  danger's  hour, 

Our  only  strength  thou  art ! 
Above  the  world,  and  all  its  power, 
And  greater  than  our  heart. 

4  If  on  thy  promised  grace  alone 

We  faithfully  depend, 
Thou  surely  wilt  preserve  thine  own, 
And  keep  us  to  the  end. 

b47.         C.  M.    Bishop  Heber. 

In  Times  of  Distress  and  Danger. 
1  OH  God  that  madest  the  earth  and  sky, 
The  darkness  and  the  day, 
Give  ear  to  this  thy  family, 

And  help  us  when  we  pray  ! 
For  wide  the  waves  of  bitterness 

Around  our  vessel  roar, 
And  heavy  grows  the  pilot's  heart, 
To  view  the  rocky  shore  ! 


468  MISCELLANEOUS. 

2  The  cross  our  Master  bore  for  us, 

For  him  we  fain  would  bear ; 
But  mortal  strength  to  weakness  turns, 

And  courage  to  despair  ! 
Then  mercy  on  our  failings,  Lord! 

Our  sinking  faith  renew! 
And  when  his  sorrows  visit  us, 

Oh  send  his  patience  too. 

648.  L.  M.    Mrs.  Steele. 
Faith  in  God  in  Times  of  Scarcity. 

1  SHOULD  famine  o'er  the  mourning  field 
Extend  her  desolating  reign, 

Nor  spring  her  blooming  beauties  yield, 
Nor  autumn  swell  the  fruitful  grain : 

2  Should  lowing  herds,  and  bleating  sheep, 
Around  their  famished  master  die ; 

And  hope  itself  despairing  weep, 
While  life  deplores  its  last  supply. 

3  The  God  of  our  salvation  lives ; 
Our  nobler  life  he  will  sustain  ; 
His  word  immortal  vigour  gives, 
Nor  shall  our  glorious  hopes  be  vain. 

649.  0.  M.     Heginbotham. 
Comfort  in  Sickness  and  Death. 

1  WHEN  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame, 

Each  dazzling  pleasure  flies  ; 
Phantoms  of  bliss  no  more  obscure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  The  tottering  frame  of  mortal  life 

Shall  crumble  into  dust ; 
Nature  shall  faint — but  learn,  our  souls, 
On  nature's  God  to  trust. 

3  The  man  whose  pious  heart  is  fixed 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  every  frown  may  comfort  find, 
And  kiss  the  chastening  rod. 

4  Nor  him  shall  death  itself  alarm  ; 

On  heaven  his  soul  relies  ; 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love, 
And  with  compc  aire  dies. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  469 

650.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
Memory  of  the  past. 

1  HOW  blest  is  he  whose  tranquil  mind, 
When  life' declines,  recalls  again 

The  years  that  time  has  cast  behind, 
And  reaps  delight  from  toil  and  pain. ' 

2  So  when  the  transient  storm  is  past, 
The  sudden  gloom  and  driving  shower, 
The  sweetest  sunshine  is  the  last ; 
The  loveliest  is  the  evening  hour. 

651.  7s.  J.  Newton. 

At  Parting. 

1  AS  the  sun's  enlivening  eye 
Shines  on  every  place  the  same ; 
So  the  Lord  is  always  nigh 

To  the  souls  that  love  his  name. 

2  When  they  move  at  duty's  call, 
He  is  with  them  by  the  way  ; 
He  is  ever  with  them  all, 

Those  who  go,  and  those  who  stay. 

3  From  his  holy  mercy-seat 
Nothing  can  their  souls  confine  ; 
Still  in  spirit  they  may  meet, 
And  in  sweet  communion  join. 

4  For  a  season  called  to  part, 

Let  us  then  ourselves  commend 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

5  Father,  hear  our  humble  prayer ! 
Tender  shepherd  of  thy  sheep, 
Let  thy  mercy  and  thy  care 

All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

652.  C.  M.    Doddridge. 

God,  the  everlasting  Light  of  good  men. ' 

1  YE  golden  lamps  of  heaven !  farewell, 

With  all  your  feeble  light : 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  emp'ressof  the  night ! 

2  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining  dust 

Of  our  divine  abode. 


470  MISCELLANEOUS. 

The  pavement  of  those  heavenly  courts, 
Where  we  shall  reign  with  God. 

3  The  father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display ; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 
With  that  unvaried  day. 

4  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  swell  into  our  eyes ; 

Nor  the  meridian  sun  decline 

Amid  those  brighter  skies. 

5  There  all  the  millions  of  his  saints 

Shall  in  our  songs  unite  ; 
And, each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  share 
With  infinite  delight. 

653.     C.  M.     Christian  Psalmist. 
The  Saints  in  Glory. 

1  HOW  bright  these  glorious  spirits  shine ! 

Whence  all  their  white  array  1 
How  came  they  to  the  blissful  seats 
Of  everlasting  day  1 

2  Lo !  these  are  they  from  sufferings  great 

Who  came  to  realms  of  light, 
And  in  the  blood  of  Christ  have  washed 
Those  robes  which  shine  so  bright. 

3  Now  with  triumphal  palms  they  stand 

Before  the  throne  on  high, 
And  serve  the  God  they  love,  amidst 
The  glories  of  the  sky. 

4  Hunger  and  thirst  are  felt  no  more, 

Nor  suns  with  scorching  ray  ; 
God  is  their  sun,  whose  cheering  beams 
Diffuse  eternal  day. 

5  The  Lamb  which  dwells  amidst  the  throne 

Shall  o'er  them  still  preside, 
Feed  them  with  nourishment  divine, 
And  all  their  footsteps  guide. 

6  'Mong  pastures  green  he'll  lead  his  dock. 

Where  living  streams  appear: 
And  God  the  Lord  from  every  eye 
Shall  wipe  off  every  tear. 


DOXOLOGIES.  471 

DOXOLOGIES. 

654.  S.  M.    Watts. 
TO  God  the  only  wise, 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 

Let  all  who  dwell  below  the  skies 
Their  grateful  praises  bring. 

655.  S.  M.    Anonymous. 
TO  heaven's  eternal  King 
Who  rules  supreme  alone, 

Let  all  on  earth  their  praises  bring, 
And  worship  round  his  throne. , 

656.  S.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  THY  name,  Almighty  Lord ! 
Shall  sound  through  distant  lands  ; 

Great  is  thy  grace,  and  sure  thy  word, 
Thy  truth  for  ever  stands. 

2  Far  be  thine  honour  spread, 
And  long  thy  praise  endure, 

Till  morning  light  and  evening  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more. 

657.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

TO  him  who  reigns  in  worlds  of  light, 

The  Eternal  King  of  heaven, 
Be  honour,  majesty,  and  might, 

And  praise  and  glory  given. 

658.  CM.    Anonymous. 

1  TO  God,  let  every  tongue  be  praise, 

And  every  heart  be  love ; 
All  grateful  honours  paid  on  earth, 
And  nobler  songs  above. 

2  Thou  art  the  first  and  thou  the  last, 

Time  centres  all  in  thee  : 
The  Almighty  God,  who  was,  and  is, 
And  evermore  shall  be ! 

659.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  PRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above. 
Yet  loves  his  courts  below ; 
O  praise  him  for  his  Works  of  love, 
And  all  his  goodness  show ! 


472  DOXOLOGIES. 

2  That  God,  in  whom  we  live  and  move, 
Let  every  creature  sing ; 
All  glory  to  their  Maker  give, 
And  homage  to  their  King. 

660.  L.  M.    Bp.  Kenn. 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow 
Praise  him  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  choir ; 
Sing  praise  to  heaven's  eternal  Sire. 

661.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  ONE  general  song  of  praise  arise 

To  God,  whose  goodness  ceaseless  flows  ; 
Who  dwells  enthroned  beyond  the  skies, 
And  life  and  breath  on  all  bestows. 

2  O  bow  to  God,  all  ye  that  live 
Submissive  to  his  holy  will, 
To  God,  eternal  praises  give, 
And  all  his  just  commands  fulfil. 

662.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 
LET  all  with  humble  hearts  adore 
The  bless'd,  supreme,  immortal  Power: 
To  him  may  all  our  thoughts  arise, 

A  pure  and  holy  sacrifice. 

663.  7s.    Anonymous. 
GRATEFUL  notes  and  numbers  bring 
While  Jehovah's  praise  we  sing  ; 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 

Be  thy  glorious  name  adored. 

664.  lis.    Anonymous. 

COME,  let  us  adore  him,  come,  bow  at  his  fee; , 
O  give  him  the  glory,  the  praise  that  is  meet , 
Let  joyful  hosannas  unceasing  arise, 
And  join  the  full  chorus  that  gladdens  the  skier. 

665.  H.  M.  Anonymous. 
GLORY  to  God  on  high ! 
For  ever  bless  his  name :_ 

Hisv wondrous  love  proclaim. 
To  him  be  praise        I      By  all  on  earth 
And  glory  given         I     And  all  in  heave:;. 


SPIRITUAL  SONGS. 


1.  8s,  8s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

Z%e  Beauty  and  Glory  of  Religion. 

1  SOFT  are  the  fruitful  showers  that  bring 
The  welcome  promise  of  the  spring, 

And  soft  the  vernal  gale  : 
Sweet  the  wild  warblings  of  the  grove, 
The  voice  of  nature  and  of  love, 

That  gladden  every  vale. 

2  But  softer  in  the  mourner's  ear 
Sounds  the  mild  voice  of  mercy  near, 

That  whispers  sins  forgiven  ; 
And  sweeter  far  the  music  swells, 
When  to  the  raptured  soul  she  tells 

Of  peace  and  promised  heaven. 
d  Fair  are  the  flowers  that  deck  the  ground  j 
And  groves  and  gardens  blooming  round, 

Unnumbered  charms  unfold : 
Bright  is  the  sun's  meridian  ray, 
And  bright  the  beams  of  setting  day, 

That  robe  the  clouds  in  gold. 
4  But  far  more  fair  the  pious  breast, 
In  richer  robes  of  goodness  dress'd, 

Where  heaven's  own  graces  shme ; 
And  brighter  far  the  prospects  rise 
That  burst  on  faith's  delighted  eyes, 

From  glories  all  divine. 

2.  8s,  8s  &  6s.    Blacklock. 

Benevolence. 
1  HAIL,  Source  of  pleasure  ever  new! 
While  thy  kind  dictates  we  pursue, 

We  taste  a  joy  sincere ; 
Too  high  for  little  minds  to  know, 
Who  on  themselves  alone  bestow 
Then-  wishes  and  their  care, 
473 


474  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

2.  By  thee  inspired,  the  generous  bi-east, 
In  blessing  others  only  blest, 

With  kindness  large  and  free, 
Delights  the  widow's  tears  to  stay, 
To  teach  the  blind  their  smoothest  way, 

And  aid  the  feeble  knee. 
O  God  !  with  sympathetic  care, 
hi  others'  joys  and  griefs  to  share, 

Do  thou  our  hearts  incline ; 
Each  low,  each  selfish  wish  control, 
Warm  with  benevolence  each  soul, 

And  make  us  wholly  thine. 

3.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 
Joy  in  the  Holy  Spirit. 

l  OUR  souls  do  magnify  the  Lord, 
Our  spirits  do  rejoice, 
In  him  our  Saviour  and  our  God  ; 
We  hear  his  joyful  voice. 

We  need  not  go  abroad  for  joy, 

We  have  a  feast  at  home, 
Our  sighs  are  turned  into  songs, 

The  comforter  is  come. 

3  Down  from  above  the  blessed  Dove 

Is  come  into  each  breast, 

To  witness  God's  eternal  love  ; 

This  is  our  heavenly  feast. 

4  This  makes  us  Abba  Father  cry, 

With  confidence  of  soul ; 
It  makes  us  cry,  our  Lord,  our  God, 
And  that  without  control. 

5  There  is  a  stream  which  issues  forth 

From  God's  eternal  throne, 
And  from  the  Lamb  a  living  stream, 
Clear  as  the  crystal  stone. 

4.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  Rock. 
1  WE'VE  found  the  rock  the  travellers  cried, 
O  Hall<i  Hallelujah, 
The  stone  that  all  the  prophets  tried  ; 
O  Halla  Hallelujah. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  475 

Come  children  drink  the  balmy  dew, 

0  Halla  Hallelujah, 
'Twas  Christ  that  shed  his  blood  for  you, 

0  Halla  Hallelujah. 

2  This  costly  mixture  cures  the  soul, 
Which  sin  and  guilt  had  made  so  foul ; 
O  that  you  would  believe  in  God, 

And  wash  in  Christ's  most  precious  blood. 

3  Here  's  glory,  glory  in  each  soul, 
Come  mourner  feel  the  current  roll ; 
Welcome  dear  friends,  'tis  known  to-night, 
It  shines  around  with  dazzling  light. 

4  And  in  this  light  we'll  soar  away, 
Where  there  's  no  night  but  open  day ; 
O  children,  children,  bear  the  cross, 
And  count  the  world  below  as  dross. 

5.  5s,  5s  &  lis.    Anonymous. 

77ie  Lord  will  Provide. 

1  YE  tried  sons  of  God, 
Ye  still  shall  have  food, 

Your  trials  and  sorrows  shall  all  work  for  good. 

2  In  Jesus  confide, 

He'll  always  provide ;  [side. 

You  never  can  want  when  the  Lord  's  on  your 

3  Look  through  the  dark  cloud, 

To  God  cry  aloud,  [with  food. 

Who  knows  when  and  how  to  supply  you 

4  He  views  all  your  cares, 
He  sees  all  your  tears, 

And  when  help  is  wanted,  he  always  appears, 

5  He  formed  us  anew, 
And  all  things  will  do ; 

And  we  shall  see  wonders  the  wilderness  thro*. 

6  He  comes  from  above, 
With  blessings  of  love, 

And  we  shall  for  ever  his  faithfulness  prove. 

6.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

Fear  Not. 
1  YE  trembling  souls,  dismiss  your  fears, 
Be  mercy  all  your  theme  ; 


476  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

Mercy,  which  like  a  river  flows 
In  one  continued  stream. 

2  Fear  not  the  powers  of  earth  and  hell ; 

God  will  these  powers  restrain ; 
His  mighty  arm  their  rage  repel, 
And  make  their  efforts  vain. 

3  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good, 

He  will  for  his  provide  ; 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  give  them  heaven  beside. 

4  Fear  not  that  he  will  e'er  forsake, 

Or  leave  his  work  undone ; 
He  's  faithful  to  his  promises, 
And  faithful  to  his  Son. 

5  Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 

Or  death's  tremendous  sting ; 
He  will  from  sin  and  wrath  preserve, 
To  endless  glory  bring. 

6  You  in  his  wisdom,  power,  and  grace, 

May  confidently  trust; 
His  wisdom  guides,  his  power  protects 
His  grace  rewards  the  just, 

7.  7s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

The  Jeicels  of  the  Lord. 

1  YE  jewels  of  our  Master, 
Who  shine  with  heavenly  rays. 
Amid  the  beams  of  glory, 
Reflect  immortal  blaze. 

Ye  diamonds  of  beauty, 
With  pleasing  lustre  crowned ; 
Of  heavenly  extraction, 
To  Zion's  city  bound. 

2  When  we  beheld  your  order, 
And  harmony  of  soul, 

And  heard  divinest  numbers 
In  pure  devotion  roll, 
And  gems  immortal  glowing 
With  such  enlivening  grace, 
We  viewed  the  Saviour's  image, 
Impressed  on  every  face. 

3  Speak  often  to  each  other, 
To  cheer  the.  fainting  mind; 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  477 


And  often  be  your  voices 
In  pure  devotion  joined  ; 
Though  trials  may  await  you, 
The  crown  before  you  lies ; 
Take  courage,  brother  pilgrims, 
And  soon  you'll  win  the  prize. 

4  Ye  shall  be  mine  says  Jesus, 
In  that  auspicious  day, 
When  I  make  up  my  jewels, 
Release-d  from  cumb'rous  clay ; 
He'll  polish  and  refine  you, 
From  worthless  dross  a-nd  tin, 
Anu  to  his  heavenly  kingdom, 
Will  bid  you  enter  in. 

5  On  that  important  morning, 
When  bursting  thunders  sound, 
And  nimble  lightnings  waving, 
Shall  wing  the  gloom  profound  ; 
Lift  up  your  heads  rejoicing. 
And  clap  your  joyful  hands  ; 
Lo,  you're  redeemed  for  ever, 
From  death's  corrupted  bands. 

6  As  Aaron  with  his  girdle, 
In  shining  jewels  dress'd, 
Bore  all  the  tribes  of  Israel 
Inscribed  upon  his  breast; 
So  will  the  Priest  of  Zion, 
Befoi-e  the  Father's  throne, 
Present  the  heirs  of  glory, 
And  God  the  kindred  own. 

7  The  golden  bells  will  echo 
Around  the  sacred  hill ; 
And  sweet  immortal  anthems 
The  vocal  regions  fill ; 

In  everlasting  beauty, 
The  shining  millions  stand, 
Safe  on  the  Rock  of  ages, 
Amid  the  promised  land. 
S  We'll  range  the  wide  dominion 
Of  our  Redeemer  round, 
And  in  dissolving  raptures 
Be  lost  in  love  profound  ; 
While  all  the  flaming  harpers 
Begin  the  lasting  song. 


478  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

With  hallelujahs  rolling 
From  the  unnumbered  throng. 

8.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Mourning  Souls. 

1  POOR  mourning  souls  in  deep  distress, 

Making  sad  lamentation, 
Find  themselves  lost  in  wickedness, 

And  under  condemnation ; 
While  thunderbolts  from  Sinai's  mount, 

Do  sound  with  loudest  terror, 
They  feel  as  naught  in  God's  account — 

Are  drowned  in  grief  and  sorrow. 

2  How  can  we  live,  how  can  we  breathe, 

Under  this  sore  temptation, 
Conclude  our  day  of  grace  is  o'er ; 

Lord,  hear  our  lamentation, 
For  we  are  weary  of  our  life, 

Of  pains  and  bitter  crying ; 
Our  wants  are  great,  our  minds  in  strait, 

Our  spirits  almost  dying. 

3  But  who  is  he  that  looketh  forth, 

Sweet  as  the  blooming  morning, 
Fair  as  the  moon,  clear  as  the  sun, 

'Tis  Jesus  Christ  adorning. 
Jesus  can  clothe  each  naked  soul ; 

Jesus  for  us  hath  died, 
And  now  we  can  with  pleasure  sing, 

Our  wants  are  all  supplied. 

9.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Christian  Union. 
]  OUR  souls  in  love  together  knit, 
Cemented,  joined  in  one, 
One  heart,  one  voice,  one  faith,  one  mind, 

'Tis  heaven  on  earth  begun. 
Our  hearts  did  burn  while  .Tesus'spake, 

And  glowed  with  sacred  fire ; 
He  stooped,  and  talked,  and  kindly  blessed, 
And  filled  our  large  desire. 

CHORUS. 

A  Saviour !  let  creation  sing, 
A  Saviour!  let  all  heaven  ring, 
He  's  all  with  us,  tee  feel  him  ours, 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  479 

His  fulness  in  our  souls  he  pours  ; 
'Tis  almost  done,  'tis  almost  o'er; 
We're/allowing  those  who've  gone  before; 
We  soo7i  shall  reach  the  blissful  shore, 
There  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

2  We're  soldiei-s  fighting  for  our  God, 

Let  trembling  cowards  fly ; 
We'll  stand  unshaken,  firm,  and  hold, 

For  Christ  to  live  and  die, 
Let  devils  rage  and  hell  assail, 

We'll  fight  our  passage  through  ; 
Though  foes  increase,  and  friends  desert, 

We'll  seize  the  crown  in  view. 

3  The  little  cloud  increases  fast, 

In  heaven  are  signs  of  rain ; 
We  wait  to  feel  the  heavenly  shower, 

And  all  its  moisture  drain. 
A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent  flows, 

Till  glides  a  heavenly  flood  ; 
The  earth  awake,  the  nations  shake, 

Till  all  shall  praise  our  God. 

4  When  thou  thy  jewels  shall  make  up, 

And  set  the  starry  crown, 
When  all  thy  sparkling  gems  shall  shine, 

Proclaimed  by  thee  thine  own, 
May  we,  a  littleband  of  love, 

Be  children  saved  by  grace  ; 
From  glory  into  glory  changed, 

Behold  thee  face  to  face. 

10.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

1  COME,  my  Christian  friends  and  brethren, 

Bound  for  Canaan's  happy  land, 
Come  unite  and  walk  together, 
Christ  the  Saviour  gives  command. 

2  Lay  aside  this  party  spirit, 

Slight  your  Christian  friends  no  mor^. 
Come  unite  through  Jesus'  merit, 
Zion's  peace  again  restore. 

3  We'll  not  bind  a  brother's  conscience, 

This  to  God  alone  is  free, 
Nor  contend  for  non-essentials. 
But  in  Christ  united  be. 


480  SFIRITTJAL    SONGS. 

4  Here's  the  word,  the  grand  criterion, 

This  shall  all  our  doctrine  prove : 
Clmst  the  centre  of  our  union, 
And  the  bond  is  Christian  love. 

5  Here  our  hands,  our  hearts  and  spirit, 

Now  in  fellows) up  we  give  ; 
Now  we'll  love,  and  peace  inherit, 
Show  the  world  how  Christians  live. 

6  Now  we'll  join  in  sweet  communion, 

Round  the  table  of  our  Lord  ; 
Lord  confirm  our  Christian  union, 
By  thy  spirit  and  thy  word. 

7  Happy  day  !  O  joyful  hour, 

Thank  the  Lord,  his  name  we  bless ; 
Send  thy  word,  my  Lord,  with  power, 
Fill  tlie  world  with  righteousness. 

11.  H.  ML    Anonymous. 

1  BEHOLD,  how  good  a  thing 

It  is  to  dwell  in  peace ! 
How  pleasing  to  our  King 

This  fruit  of  righteousness 
When  brethren  all  in  one  agree: 
Who  knows  the  joys  of  unity ! 

2  When  all  are  sweetly  joined, 

(True  followers  of  the  Lamb,) 
The  same  in  heart  and  mind, 

And  think  and  speak  the  same, 
And  all  in  love  together  dwell ; 
The  comfort  is  unspeakable. 

3  Where  unity  takes  place, 

The  joys  of  heaven  we  prove  : 
This  is  the  gospel  grace, 

The  unction  from  above, 
The  Spirit  on  all  believers  shed, 
Descending  swift  from  Christ  our  Head. 

4  In  him  when  brethren  join, 

And  follow  after  peace, 
The  fellowship  divine 

He  promises  to  bless  ; 
He  fills  them  with  his  choicest  store, 
lie  gives  them  life  for  ever  more. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  481 

12.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  ALL  praise  to  our  redeeming  Lord, 

Who  joins  us  by  his  grace, 
And  bids  us  each  to  each  restored, 
Together  seek  his  face. 

2  He  bids  us  build  each  other  up, 

And  gathered  into  one, 
To  our  high  calling's  glorious  hope, 
We  band  in  hand  go  on. 

3  The  gift  which  he  on  one  bestows, 

We  all  delight  to  prove, 
The  grace  through  every  vessel  flows, 
In  purest  streams  of  love.^ 

4  E'en  now  we  think  and  speak  the  same, 

And  cordially  agree, 
United  all,  through  Jesus'  name 
In  perfect  harmony. 

5  We  all  partake  the  joy  of  one, 

The  common  peace  we  feel ; 
A  peace  to  sensual  minds  unknown 
A  joy  unspeakable. 

6  And  if  our  fellowship  below, 

In  Jesus  be  so  sweet, 
What  height  of  rapture  shall  we  know, 
Whea  round  his  throne  we  meet. 

13.  8s.    Anonymous. 

1  FROM  whence  doth  this  union  arise, 
That  hatred  is  conquered  by  love  ! 
It  fastens  our  souls  in  such  ties, 
That  nature  and  time  can't  remove ; 
It  could  not  in  Eden  be  found, 

Nor  yet  in  a  paradise  lost, 

It  grows  on  Immanuel's  ground, 

And  Jesus'  dear  blood  it  has  cost 

2  Our  friends  are  indeed  to  us  dear, 
Our  hearts  are  united  in  love, 
Where  Christ  is  we  soon  shall  appear, 
In  yonder  blest  mansion  above ; 

© !  why  so  unwilling  to  part, 
Since  there  we  shall  all  meet  again  1 
Engraved  on  Immanuel's  heart, 
At  a  distance  we  cannot  remain. 

EE 


482  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

3  And  when  we  shall  see  that  bright  day, 
United  with  angels  above, 
No  longer  confined  to  our  clay, 
O'erwhelmed  in  the  ocean  of  love, 
O  !  then  with  our  Jesus  we'll  reign, 
And  all  his  bright  glories  shall  see, 
And  sing  Alleluia,  arnen, 
Amen,  even  so,  let  it  be. 

14.       Ss,  8s,  8s,  Ss  &  7s.    Anonymous. 
ATTEND,  ye  saints,  and  hear  us  tell 
The  wonders  of  Immanuel, 
Who  saved  us  from  a  burning  hell, 
And  brought  our  souls  with  him  to  dwell 
And  gave  us  heavenly  union. 

2  When  Jesus  saw  us  from  on  high, 
Beheld  our  souls  in  ruin  lie, 

He  looked  on  us  with  pitying  eye, 
And  said  to  us  as  he  passed  by, 
"  With  God  you  have  no  union." 

3  Then  we  began  to  weep  and  cry, 
And  looked  this  way  and  that,  to  fly, 
It  grieved  us  so  that  we  must  die  ; 
We  strove  salvation  for  to  buy  : 

But  still  we  had  no  union. 

4  But  when  we  hated  all  our  sin, 
Our  dear  Redeemer  took  us  in, 

And  with  his  blood  he  washed  as  clean  ; 
And  oh !  what  seasons  we  have  seen 
Since  first  we  felt  this  union. 

5  We  praised  the  Lord  both  night  and  day, 
And  went  from  house  to  house  to  pray, 
And  if  we  met  one  on  the  way, 

We  found  we'd  something  still  to  say 
About  this  heavenly  union. 

G  We  now  with  saints  can  join  to  sing. 
And  mount  on  faith's  triumphant  wing, 
And  make  the  heavenly  arches  ring 
With  loud  hosannas  to  our  King, 
Who  brought  our  souls  to  union. 

i  O  come  backsliders,  come  away, 
And  learn  to  do  as  well  as  say, 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  483 

And  leam  to  watch  as  well  as  pray, 
And  bear  your  cross  from  day  te  day 

And  then  you'll  feel  this  union. 
3  We  soon  shall  leave  all  things  below, 
And  quit  these  climes  of  pain  and  wo,. 
And  then  we'll  all  to  glory  go, 
And  then  we'll  see,  and  hear,  and  know 

And  feel  a  perfect  union. 

15.  7s.    Anonymous. 

1  JESUS,  Lord,  we  look  to  thee, 
Let  us  in  thy  name  agree  ; 

Show  thyself  the  Prince  of  Peace : 
Bid  our  jars  for  ever  cease. 

2  By  thy  reconciling  love, 
Every  stumbling-block  remove ; 
Each  to  each  unite,  endear  ; 
Come,  and  spread  thy  banner  here. 

3  Make  us  of  one  heart  and  mind, 
Courteous,  pitiful,  and  kind  ;  , 
Lowly,  meek  in  thought  and  word, 
Altogether  like  our  Lord. 

4  Let  us  for  each  other  care, 
Each  the  other's  burden  bear : 
To  thy  church  the  pattern  give ; 
Show  hoAV  true  believers  live. 

5  Free  from  anger  and  from  pride, 
Let  us  thus  in  God  abide ; 

All  the  depths  of  love  express, 
All  the  heights  of  holiness. 

16.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Tranquillity. 

1  AWAY  our  doubts,  begone  each  fear, 
The  wonders  of  the  Lord  appear, 

The  wonders  which  our  Saviour  wrought ; 
O  how  delightful  is  the  thought ! 

2  The  wonders  of  redeeming  love, 
When  first  our  hearts  were  drawn  above ; 
When  first  we  saw  our  Saviour's  face, 
And  triumphed  in  his  pard'ning  grace. 

3  Long  had  we  mourned  like  one  forgot, 
Long  had  our  souls  for  comfort  sought, 


484  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

Jesus  was  witness  to  our  tears, 
And  Jesus  sweetly  calmed  our  fears. 

4  He  cleansed  our  souls,  he  changed  our  d 
And  clothed  us  with  his  righteousness ; 
He  spake  at  once  our  sins  forgiven, 
And  we  rejoiced  as  if  in  heaven. 

5  The  world  with  all  its  pomp  withdrew, 
And  was  as  nothing  in  our  view  ; 
Redeeming  grace  was  all  our  theme, 
And  life  appeared  an  idle  dream. 

6  These  are  the  wonders  we  record, 
The  marv'lous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ; 
O  for  a  tongue  to  speak  his  praise, 
To  tell  the  triumphs  of  his  grace  ! 

IT.  6s&4s.    ANONYMors. 

Gospel  Invitations. 

1  O  CARELESS  sinners  come, 

Pray  now  attend, 
This  world  is  not  your  home, 

It  soon  will  end : 
Jehovah  calls  aloud, 

Forsake  the  thoughtless  crowd, 
Pursue  the  road  to  God, 

And  happy  be. 

2  No  happiness  you'll  find, 

While  thus  you  go, 
No  peace  unto  your  mind, 

But  pain  and  wo  : 
Attend  you  every  day, 

While  far  from  God  you  stray, 
O  sinners  come  away, 

And  ever  live. 

3  But  if  you  will  refuse, 

Down,  down  you'll  go, 
And  with  the  wicked  choose 

The  road  to  wo ; 
Alas,  how  can  you  slight 

The  rays  of  gospel  light, 
And  sink  in  endless  night, 

Where  silence  reigns. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  485 

4  We  look  on  you  again, 

And  hoping  say, 
Why  wont  you  leave  your  sin, 

And  come  away 
From  Satan's  cruel  power. 

And  live  for  evermore, 
And  bless  the  joyful  hour 

That  life  begun. 

5  All  hail,  we  welcome  then 

Your  happy  flight 
From  Kedar's  tents  of  sin, 

To  glory  bright ; 
We'll  travel  on  with  you, 

And  bid  this  world  adieu, 
And  endless  joys  pursue, 

Till  all  is  ours. 

6  There  we  will  range  around 

The  blissful  plains, 
Where  pleasure  has  no  bound, 

And  glory  reigns ; 
We  '11  fall  at  Jesus'  feet, 

Where  joys  are  all  complete, 
And  blissful  raptures  meet 

For  evermore. 

18.  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Anonymous. 

1  COME,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  needy, 

Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore, 
Jesus,  ready  stands  to  save  you, 

Full  of  pity,  love  and  power: 
He  is  able, 
He  is  willing,  doubt  no  more. 

2  Now,  ye  needy,  come  and  welcome, 

God's  free  bounty  glorify, 
True  belief  and  true  repentance, 

Will  not  fail  to  bring  you  nigh ; 
Without  money, 
Come  to  Jesus  Christ,  and  buy. 

\  L<jt  not  conscience  make  you  linger, 
Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream  : 
All  the  fitness  he  requires, 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  him ; 
This  he  gives  you, 
>Tis  the  Spirit's  rising  beam. 


486  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

4  Agonizing  in  the  garden, 

Lo  !  your  Saviour  prostrate  lies  ; 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  him  ! 

Hear  him  cry  before  he  dies : 
"  It  is  finish'd  ;" 
Sinners,  will  not  this  suffice? 

5  Lo !  the  Son  of  God  ascending 

To  his  Father  and  our  God ; 
Venture  on  him,  venture  freely, 

Let  no  other  trust  intrude  ; 
None  but  Jesus, 
Can  do  helpless  sinners  good. 

6  Saints  and  angels  join'd  in  concert, 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb, 
While  the  blissful  seats  of  heaven, 

Sweetly  echo  with  his  name  ; 
Hallelujah ! 
Sinners  here  may  do  the  same. 

19.  L-  M.    Anonymous. 

Invitation  to  the  Youth. 
i  YOUNG  people  all,  attention  give, 

While  we  address  you  in  God's  name; 
You  who  in  sin  and  folly  live, 

Come  hear  the  counsel  of  your  friend. 
We've  sought  for  bliss  in  glitt'ring  toys, 
And  rang'd  the  'luring  scenes  of  vice  ; 
But  never  knew  substantial  joys, 
Till  we  obey'd  our  Saviour's  voice. 

2  He  spake  at  once  our  sins  forgiv'n. 

And  wash'd  our  load  of  guilt  away; 
He  gave  us  glory,  peace,  and  heaven, 

And  thus  we  found  the  heavenly  way. 
And  now,  with  trembling  sense,  we  view 

Huge  billows  roll  beneath  our  feet; 
For  death  and  judgment  wait  for  you, 

Who  slight  the  force  of  gospel  t\uth. 

3  Youth,  like  the  spring,  will  soon  be  gone, 

By  fleeting  time,  or  conquering  death; 
Your  morning  sun  may  set  at  noon, 
And  leave  vou  ever  in  the  dark. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  487 

Tour  sparkling  eyes,  and  blooming  cheeks, 
Must  wither  like  the  blasted  rose ; 

The  coffin,  earth,  and  -winding  sheet, 
Will  soon  your  active  limbs  enclose. 

4  Ye  heedless  ones  that  wildly  stroll, 

The  grave  will  soon  become  your  bed, 
Where  darkness  reigns,  and  vapours  roll 

In  solemn  silence  round  your  head. 
Your  friends  will  pass  the  lonesome  place, 

And  with  a  sigh  move  slow  along, 
Still  gazing  on  the  spires  of  grass 

With  which  your  graves  are  overgrown. 

5  O !  careless  youth  think  on  the  state 

Of  all,  who  do  free  grace  refuse  : 
For  soon  with  you  'twill  be  too  late 

The  way  of  life  in  Christ  to  choose. 
Come,  lay  your  carnal  weapons  by, 

No  longer  fight  against  your  God ; 
But  with  the  gospel  now  comply, 

And  heaven  shall  be  your  gre'at  reward. 

20.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  WITH  singing  we  praise 

The  original  grace, 
By  our  heavenly  Father  bestow'd 

Our  being  receive 

From  his  bounty,  and  live 
To  the  honour  and  glory  of  God. 

2  For  thy  glory  we  were 

Created  to  share, 
Both  the  nature  and  kingdom  divine ! 

Created  again 

That  our  souls  may  remain 
In  time  and  eternity  thine. 

3  With  thanks  we  approve 

The  design  of  thy  love, 
Which  hath  join'd  us  in  Jesus'  name  ; 

So  united  in  heart, 

That  we  never  can  part, 
Till  we  meet  at  the  feast  of  the  Lamb. 

4  Hallelujah  we  sing, 

To  our  Father  and  King, 


488  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

And  his  rapturous  praises  repeat ; 

To  the  Lamb  that  was  slain, 

Hallelujah  again, 
Sing  all  heaven  and  fall  at  his  feet ! 

21.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  WE'RE  glad  we  ever  saw  the  day 
We  met  to  sing,  and  preach,  and  pray  ; 
Here 's  glory,  glory  in  each  soul, 
Which  makes  us  praise  our  Lord  so  bold. 

2  Lord  keep  us  safe  while  passing  through, 
And  fill  our  souls  with  meekness  too ; 
Redeeming  grace  that  pleasing  song, 
We'll  sing  as  we  do  pass  along, 

3  We  hope  to  praise  him  when  we  rise, 
And  shout  salvation  through  the  skies; 
Sing  glory,  glory  in  the  air, 

Meet  all  our  Father's  children  there. 

22.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

Social  Worship. 

1  YE  happy  children  who  follow  Jesus, 

Into  the  house  of  prayer  and  praise, 
Who  are  join'd  in  union  while  love  increases 

Resolv'd  this  way  to  spend  your  days  ; 
Although  we  are  hated  by  the  world  and 
Satan, 

And  flesh,  and  such  as  know  not  God, 
Yet  happy  moments  and  joyful  seasons, 

We  oft  times  find  on  Canaan's  road. 

2  Whilst  we've  been  waiting  on  lovely  Jesus. 

We've  felt  seme   streams  coming  from 
above, 
Our  hearts  have  burned  with  holy  raptures. 

We  long  to  be  absorb'd  in  love  ; 
Then  let  us  hold  fast  what  is  given, 

And  trust  in  God  for  time  to  come, 
Sure  we  shall  find  our  way  to  heaven, 

So  farewell  brethren,  we're  going  home. 

2o.  7s&6s.     Anonymous 

Lousing  for  Heaven. 
1  O  WHEN  shall  we  see  Jesus, 
.ind  reign  with  him  above ; 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  489 

And  from  that  flowing  fountain 
Drink  everlasting  love  1 
When  shall  we  be  deliver'd 
From  this  vain  world  of  sin, 
And  with  our  blessed  Jesus 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in? 

2  But  now  we  are  his  soldiers, 
.    Our  Captain 's  gone  before, 

lie  's  given  us  our  orders, 
And  bid  us  not  give  o'er; 
If  we  continue  faithful 
A  righteous  crown  he'll  give, 
And  all  his  valiant  soldiers 
Eternal  life  shall  have. 

3  Through  grace  we  are  determin'd, 
To  conquer,  though  we  die ; 

And  then  away  to  Jesus, 
On  wings  of  love,  we'll  fly. 
Farewell  to  sin  and  sorrow, 
We'll  bid  you  all  adieu; 
And  O  dear  friends  be  faithful, 
And  on  your  way  pursue. 

24.  8s  &,  7s.    Anonymous. 

Blind  Bartimeus. 

1  MERCY,  O  thou  Son  of  David ! 

Thus  blind  Bartimeus  prayed ; 
Many  by  thy  grace  are  saved, 
O  wilt  thou  vouchsafe  thine  aid . 

2  For  his  crying  many  chid  him, 

But  he  cried  the  louder  still, 
Till  his  gracious  Saviour  bid  him 
Come,  and  ask  me  what  you  will. 

3  Money  was  not  what  he  wanted, 

Though  by  begging  us'd  to  live; 
But  he  ask'd,  and  Jesus  granted 
Alms  which  none  but  Christ  could  give. 

4  Lord,  remove  this  grievous  blindness, 

Turn  our  darkness  into  day  ; 
Straight  he  saw  and  drawn  by  kindness, 
Follow'd  Jesus  in  the  way. 

5  Now  methinks  we  hear  him  praising, 

Publishing  to  all  around ; 


490  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

Friends  is  not  our  case  amazing? 

What  a  Saviour  we  have  found  ! 
6  O  that  all  the  blind  but  knew  him, 

And  would  be  advis'd  by  me  ; 
Surely  they  would  come  unto  him, 

He  would  cause  them  all  to  see. 

25.  7s.    Anonymous. 
The  unconverted  Thief. 

1  JESUS  CHRIST  has  power  alone 
To  subdue  a  heart  of  stone ; 
And  the  moment  grace  is  felt, 
Then  the  hardest  heart  will  melt. 

2  When  the  Lord  was  crucified, 
Two  transgressors  with  him  died ; 
One  with  vile  blasphemous  tongue 
ScofTd  at  Jesus  as  he  hung. 

6  Thus  he  spent  his  wicked  breath, 
In  the  very  jaws  of  death ; 
Perish'd  as  too  many  do, 
With  a  Saviour  in  their  view. 

4  But  the  other,  touch 'd  with  grace. 
Saw  the  danger  of  his  case ; 
Faith  receiv'd  to  own  his  Lord, 
Whom  the.  Scribes  and  priests  abhorr'd. 

5  Lord,  he  prayed,  remember  me, 
When  in  glory  thou  shalt  be  ; 
Soon  with  me,  the  Lord  replies, 
Thou  shalt  be  in  paradise. 

6  This  was  wond'rous  grace  indeed, 
Grace  vouchsafed  in  time  of  need  ; 
Sinners  trust  in  Jesus'  name, 
You  will  find  him  still  the  same. 

7  But  beware  of  unbelief, 
Think  upon  the  harden'd  thief! 
If  the  gospel  you  disdain, 
Christ  to  you  has  died  in  vain. 

26.  lis.    Anonymous. 

TJie  Supper. 
1  A  FOUNTAIN  in  Jesus,  which  runs  always 

free, 
For  washing  and  cleansing  such  sinners  as  we  ; 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  491 

Our  sins,  though  like  crimson,  made  white  as 

the  wool, 
No  lack  in  the  fountain,  but  always  is  full. 

%  All  things  are  now  ready,  he  invites  us  to 
come, 

The  supper  is  made  by  the  Father  and  Son ; 

Rich  bounties,  rich  dainties,  here  we  may  re- 
ceive, 

A  living  for  ever,  if  we  will  believe. 

3  The  guests  which  were  bidden  refused  the 
For  they  were  not  readynor  willing  at  all,  [call, 
To  be  stripped  of  their  honour,  and  part  with 

their  store,  [poor. 

For  a  feast  that  was  given  and  made  for  the 

4  If  they  are  not  ready  and  wish  to  delay, 
My  house  shall  be  filled,  the  Father  doth  say ; 
The  highways  and  hedges,  the  halt  and  the 

blind,  [mine. 

Shall  come  and  be  welcome,  the  supper  is 

5  He  decks  us  with  jewels,  and  rings  of  rich 

kind, 
A  garment  not  woven,  but  richly  refined ; 
Redeemed  by  Jesus,  made  heirs  with  their 

King, 
A  plan  of  the  Father  in  glory  to  sing. 

27.  8s  &  7s.    Robinson. 

Grateful  Recollections. 

1  COME,  thou  fount  of  every  blessing, 

Tune  our  hearts  to  sing  thy  grace  ! 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing, 
Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 

2  Teach  us  some  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above ; 
Praise  the  mount,  O  fix  us  on  it, 
Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

3  Hei  e  we  raise  our  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy  grace  we're  come ; 
And,  we  hope  by  thy  good  pleasure, 
Safety  to  arrive  at  home. 


492  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

4  Jesus  sought  us  when  as  strangers, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God ; 
He  to  save  our  souls  from  danger, 
Interposed  his  precious  blood. 

5  Oh  !  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor, 

Daily  we're  constrained  to  be ; 
Let  thy  grace,  Lord,  like  a  fetter, 
Bind  our  wandering  souls  to  thee. 

6  Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  we  feel  it, 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  of  love ; 
Here's  the  heart,  Lord,  take  and  seal  it, 
Seal  it  for  thy  courts  above. 

28.  Ss  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Expostulation. 

1  NOW  the  Saviour  stands  a  pleading, 

At  the  sinner's  bolted  heart ; 
Now  in  heaven  he's  interceding, 
Undertaking  sinners'  part. 

CHORUS. 

Simiers,  can  you  hate  this  Saviour? 
Will  you  thrust  him  from  your  arms? 
Once  he  died  for  your  behaviour, 
Now  he  calls  you  to  his  charms. 

2  O  be  wise  before  you  languish 

On  the  bed  of  dying  strife  ! 

Endless  joy,  or  dreadful  anguish, 

Turn  upon  th'  events  of  life. 

3  Now  he's  waiting  to  be  gracious, 

Now  he  stands  and  looks  on  thee ; 
See  what  kindness,  love  and  pity, 
Shines  around  on  you  and  me. 

4  Open  now  your  hearts  before  him, 

Bid  the  Saviour  welcome  in  ; 
Now  receive,  and  O  adore  him ! 
Take  a  full  discharge  from  sin. 

5  Come,  for  all  things  now  are  ready, 

Yet  there's  room  for  many  more ; 
O  ye  blind,  ye  lame  and  needy, 
Come  to  wisdom's  boundless  store. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  493 

29.  8s&7s.    Anonymous. 

The  Bible. 
1  PRECIOUS  Bible  !  what  a  treasure 

Does  the  word  of  God  afford ; 
•   All  we  want  for  life  or  pleasure, 

Food  and  med'cine,  shield  and  sword. 
Let  the  world  account  us  poor, 
Having  this,  we  need  no  more. 

'I  Food  to  which  the  world's  a  stranger, 

Here  the  hungry  soul  enjoys ; 
Of  excess  there  is  no  danger, 

Though  it  fills,  it  never  cloys 
On  a  living  Christ  we  feed, 
He  is  meat  and  drink  indeed  ! 

3  When  our  souls  are  faint  and  sickly, 

Or  when  Satan  wounds  our  minds, 
Cordials  to  revive  us  quickly, 

Healing  med'cines  here  we  find. 
To  the  promises  we  flee, 
Each  affords  a  remedy. 

4  Shall  we  envy  then  the  miser, 

Doting  on  his  golden  store  1 
Sure  we  are,  or  should  be  wiser, 

We  are  rich,  'tis  he  is  poor. 
Jesus  gives  us  in  his  word, 
Food  and  med'cine,  shield  and  sword. 

30.  7s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

The  Good  Physician. 

1  HOW  lost  was  our  condition, 

Till  Jesus  made  us  whole  ! 
There  is  but  one  Physician 

Can  cure  the  sin-sick  soul. 
Next  door  to  death  he  found  us, 

And  snatched  us  from  the  grave, 
To  tell  to  all  around  us 

His  wondrous  power  to  save. 

2  The  worst  of  all  diseases 

Is  light  compared  to  sin  ; 
On  every  part  it  seizes, 
But  rages  most  within. 


494  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

'Tis  palsy,  plague,  and  fever, 

And  madness,  all  combin'd 
And  none  but  a  believer 

The  least  relief  can  find. 

3  O  then  this  great  Physician, 

(How  matchless  is  his  grace  ■ 
Accepted  our  petition, 

And  undertook  our  case. 
First  gave  us  sight  to  view  him. 

For  sin  our  eyes  had  scaled ; 
Then  bade  us  look  unto  him ; 

We  looked,  and  we  were  healed. 

4  A  risen  living  Jesus, 

Seen  by  an  eye  of  faith, 
At  once  from  danger  frees  us, 

And  saves  the  soul  from  death. 
Come  then  to  this  Physician, 

His  help  he'll  freely  give ; 
He  makes  no  hard  condition, 

'Tis  only  look  and  live. 

31.  H.  M.    Anonymous. 

Strength  from  Heaven. 

1  BY  whom  was  David  taught 

To  aim  the  dreadful  blow, 
When  he  Goliah  fought, 

And  laid  the  Gittjte  low? 
No  sword  or  spear  the  stripling  took, 
But  chose  a  pebble  from  the  brook. 

2  'Twas  Israel's  God  and  King 

Who  sent  him  to  the  fight, 
Who  gave  him  strength  to  siing, 

And  skill  to  aim  aright. 
Ye  feeble  saints,  your  strength  endures, 
Because  young  David's  God  is  yours. 

3  Who  ordered  Gideon  forth, 

To  storm  the  invader's  camp, 
With  arms  of  little  worth, 

A  pitcher  and  a  lamp  1 
The  trumpet  made  his  coming  known, 
And  all  the  host  was  overthrown. 

4  Oh  !  we  have  seen  the  day, 

When  with  a  single  word, 
(God  helping  us  to  say, 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  495 

Our  trust  is-  in  the  Lord,) 
Our  souls  have  quelled  a  thousand  foes, 
Fearless  of  all  that  could  oppose. 
5  But  unbelief,  self-will, 

Self-righteousness  and  pride, 
How  often  do  they  steal 

Our  weapons  from  our  side  ! 
Yet  David's  Lord,  and  Gideon's  friend, 
Will  help  his  servants  to  the  end. 

32.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

In  me  ye  shall  have  peace. 

1  YE  saints,  attend  the  Saviour's  voice, 

Spoke  in  his  word  of  grace ; 
He  says,  and  in  it  O  rejoice  ! 
In  me  ye  shall  have  peace. 

2  Tho'  storms  and  tempests  round  you  roar, 

And  foes  and  fears  increase  ; 
He  says,  and  what  could  he  say  more  1 
In  me  ye  shall  have  peace. 

3  What  though  affliction  still  abound, 

Nor  do  temptations  cease ; 
He  says,  and  O  how  sweet  the  sound .' 
In  me  ye  shall  have  peace. 

4  What  though  your  hearts  with  sorrow  bleed, 

And  sighs  and  tears  increase ; 
He  says,  and  O  'tis  true  indeed ! 
In  me  ye  shall  have  peace. 

5  Though  you  shall  pass  through  death's  coir! 

To  gain  your  wished  release ;  [flood, 

He  says,  and  sure  he'll  make  it  good  ; 
In  me  ye  shall  have  peace. 

33.  10s  &  lis.,    Anonxmous. 

We  will  trust  and  not  be  afraid. 

1  BEGONE,  unbelief,  our  Saviour  is  near, 
And  for  our  relief  will  surely  appear  : 

By  prayer  let  us  wrestle,  and  he  will  perform ; 
With  Christ  in  the  vessel,  we  smile  at  the  storm. 

2  Tho'  dark  be  our  way,  since  he  is  our  guide, 
'Tis  ours  to  obey,  'tis  his  to  provide ; 

Tho'  cisterns  be  broken,  and  creatures  all  fail, 
The  word  he  hath  spoken  will  surely  prevail. 


496  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

3  His  love  in  time  past  forbids  us  to  think 
He'll  leave  us  at  last  in  troubles  to  sink ; 
Each  sweet  Ebenezerwe  have  in  review, 
Confirms  his  good  pleasure  to  help  us  quite 

through. 

4  Being  willing  to  save,  he  watched  o'er  our 

path,  ,  [death : 

When,  Satan's  blind  slaves,  we  sported  with 
And  can  he  have  taught  us  to  trust  in  his  name, 
And  thus  far  have  brought  us  to  put  us  to 

shame  1 

5  Why  should  we  complain  of  want  or  distress  ; 
Temptations  or  pain  1  He  told  us  no  less  ; 
The  heirs  of  salvation,   we   know  from  his 

word,  [Lord. 

Through  much  tribulation  must  follow  their 

6  How  bitter  the  cup,  no  heart  can  conceive, 
Which  he  drank  quite  up,  that  sinners  might 

live !  [mine ; 

His  way  was  much  rougher  and  darker  than 
Did  Jesus  thus  suffer,  and  shall  we  repine  1 

7  Since  all  that  we  meet  shall  work  for  our 

good, 
The  bitter  is  sweet,  the  med'cine  is  food  ; 
Tho'  painful  at  present, 'twill  cease  before  long, 
And  then,  O  how  pleasant  the  conqueror's 

song! 

34.  8s,  8s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

Regeneration- 

1  WAKED  by  the  gospel's  powerful  sound, 
Our  souls  in  sin  and  thrall  we  found, 

Exposed  to  dreadful  wo; 
Eternal  truth  did  loud  proclaim, 
The  sinner  must  be  born  again, 

Or  down  to  ruin  go. 

2  God's  justice  then  we  did  behold, 
And  guilt  lay  heavy  on  each  soul, 

It  was  a  dreadful  load  : 
This  solemn  truth  did  still  remain, 
The  sinner  must  be  born  again, 

Or  feel  the  wrath  of  God. 


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3  We  heard  some  tell  how  Christ  did  give 
His  life  to  let  the  sinner  live, 

But  him  we  could  not  see  ; 
We  read  the  Bible,  it  was  plain, 
The  sinner  must  be  born  again, 

Or  die  eternally. 

4  But  as  our  souls  with  dying  breath, 
Lay  sighing  in  our  sin  and  death, 

Clmst  Jesus  we  did  see ; 
Free  grace  and  pardon  he  proclaimed, 
We  trust  we  then  were  born  again, 

In  gospel  liberty. 

5  Now  with  the  saints  we'll  join  to  tell 
How  Jesus  saved  our  souls  from  hell, 

To  sing  redeeming  love  ; 
Ascribe  the  glory  to  the  Lamb, 
The  sinner  now  is  born  again, 

To  dwell  with  Christ  above. 

DO.  H.  M.    Anonymous. 

Christian  Salutation. 

1  PEACE  be  unto  this  house, 

The  Son  of  Peace  draw  near : 
But  has  our  Master's  Son 

A  tabernacle  here  1 
If  so,  then  we  will  here  remain, 
If  not,  adieu,  we'll  go  again. 

2  Our  Master  sent  us  here, 

His  Son  a  bride  to  find. 
If  to  him  you  appear, 

If  to  him  you  are  kind ; 
If  so,  come  go  with  us  to-day 
If  not,  we'll  go  another  way. 
'i  Lord,  send  thy  Spirit  forth, 

Incline  the  heart  also  ; 
Lord,  grant  Rebecca's  voice, 

I  with  the  man  will  go ; 
'Twould  make  thy  servants  all  rejoice, 
To  hear  one  speak  with  such  a  voice. 

36.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  Lord  is  in  his  Garden. 
I  THE  Lord  into  his  garden  comes : 
The  spices  yield  a  rich  perfume, 


498  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

The  lilies  grow  and  thrive : 
Refreshing  showers  of  grace  divine, 
From  Jesus  flow  to  every  vine, 

Which  makes  the  dead  revive. 

2  We  feel  that  heaven  is  now  begun, 

It  issues  from  the  shining  throne, 

From  Jesus'  grace  on  high ; 
It  comes  like  floods  we  can't  contain, 
We  drink,  and  drink,  and  drink  again, 

And  yet  for  more  we  cry. 
But  when  we  come  to  reign  above, 
And  all  surround  the  throne  of  love, 

We'll  drink  a  full  supply ; 
Jesus  will  lead  his  armies  through, 
To  living  fountains  where  they  flow, 

Which  never  will  run  dry. 

4  There  we  will  reign,  and  shout  and  sing, 
And  make  the  upper  regions  ring 

When  all  the  saints  get  home ; 
Come  on,  come  on,  my  brethren  dear 
Soon  we  shall  meet  together  there, 

For  Jesus  bids  us  come. 

5  Amen,  amen,  each  soul  replies, 
We're  bound  to  meet  him  in  the  skies. 

And  claim  our  mansion  there  : 
Now  here's  our  heart,  now  here's  our  hand, 
To  meet  you  in  that  heavenly  land, 

Where  we  shall  part  no  more. 

6  There  on  that  peaceful  happy  shore, 
We'll  sing  and  shout  our  sufferings  o'er, 

In  sweet  redeeming  love  : 
We'll  shout  and  praise  our  conquering  King, 
Who  died  himself,  that  he  might  bring 

Us  rebels  near  to  God. 

3/.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  Way. 

1  JESUS  our  all  to  heaven  is  gone, 
He  whom  we  fix  our  hope  upon  ; 
His  track  we  see,  and  we'll  pursue 
The  narrow  way,  till  him  we  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went, 
The  road  that  leads  from  banishment 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  499 

The  king's  highway  of  holiness 
We'll  go,  for  all  his  paths  are  peace. 

3  This  is  the  way  we  long  have  sought, 
And  mourned  because  we  found  it  not ; 
Our  grief,  our  burden  long  has  been, 
Because  we  were  not  freed  from  sin. 

4  The  more  we  strove  against  its  power, 
We  felt  its  weight  and  guilt  the  more; 
Till  late  we  heard  our  Saviour  say, 

"  Come  hither,  souls,  I  am  the  way." 

5  Now  will  we  tell  to  sinners  round, 
What  a  dear  Saviour  we  have  found, 
We'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say,  "  Behold  the  Way  to  God." 

38.  lis.    Anonymous. 

Precious  Promises. 

1  HOW  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the 

Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  word  ; 
What  more  can  he  say  than  to  you  he  hath 

said, 
You  who  unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have  fled  ? 

2  In  every  condition,  in  sickness,  in  health, 
In  poverty's  vale  or  abounding  in  wealth, 
A.t  home  and  abroad,  on  the  land  or  the  sea, 
As  thy  days  may  demand  shall  thy  strength 

ever  be. 

3  Fear  not,  I  am  with  thee,  O  be  not  dismay'd. 
I  now  am  thy  God  and  will  still  give  thee  aid ; 
I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee 

to  stand, 
Upheld  by  my  righteous  omnipotent  hand. 

4  When  thro*  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee  to  go, 
The  rivers  of  wo  shall  not  thee  overflow ; 
For  I  will  be  with  thee  thy  troubles  to  bless, 
And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

5  When  thro'  fiery  trials  thy  pathway  shall  lie, 
My  grace  all-sufficient  shall  be  thy  supply ; 
The  flames  shall  not  hurt  thee,  I  only  design 
Thy  dross  to  consume  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 


500  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

6  E'en  down  to  old  age  all  my  people  shall 

prove, 
Impartial,  eternal,  unchangeable  love ;  [adorn, 
And,  when  hoary  hairs  shall   their  temples 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  my  bosom  be 

borne. 

7  The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath  lean'd  for  repose, 
I  will  not,  1  will  not  desert  to  his  foes :  [shake, 
That  soul,  though  all  hell  should  endeavour  to 
I'll  never,  no  never,  no  never  forsake. 

39.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 
The  impartial  Song. 

1  THE  great  God  of  love  has  shown  us  the  way. 
And  taught  us  the  impartial  song ; 

The  Spirit  is  come,  and  the  work  is  begun, 
And  we  all  are  united  in  one. 

2  Now  sin  begins  to  die,  grace  gains  the  victory, 
And  pride  falls  a  prey  to  the  ground  ; 

We  lift  up  our  heads  as  we  rise  from  the  dead, 
And  the  glory  of  God  shines  around. 

3  Salvation  we  see  for  all  is  most  free ; 
The  members  of  Christ  are  all  one  ; 

l  We'll  march  uniform,  and  with  courage  face. 
In  the  battle  our  Saviour's  begun,  [the  storm, 

4  United  in  one  the  race  we  will  run, 
Press  forward  by  faith  without  fear ; 
Such  glory  pin-sue,  as  the  world  never  knew, 
Never  will  till  the  gospel  they  hear. 

5  Now  let  us  be  true,  our  journey  pursue, 
Toward  heaven  our  glorious  home ; 
Press  on  by  the  word  Christ  left  on  record. 
Singing  glory  to  Jesus — Amen. 

40.  10s  &  lis.    Anonymous. 
The  Christian's  Warrant. 

1  THO'  troubles  assail,  and  dangers  affright, 
Tho'  friends  all  should  fail  and  foes  all  unite, 
Yet  one  thing  secures  us  whatever  betide, 
The  promise  assures  us,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

2  The  birds  without  barn  or  store-house  are  fed, 
From  them  let  us  learn  to  trust  in  our  Head  ; 
His  saints  what  is  fitting  shall  ne'er  be  denied, 
So  long  as  it's  written,  the  Lord  will  provide. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  501 

3  His  call  we'll  obey  like  Abraham  of  old, 
We  know  not  the  way,  but  faith  makes  us  bold ; 
For  tho'  we  are  strangers,  we  have  a  sure  guide, 
And  trust  in  all  dangers,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

4  When  Satan  appears  to  stop  up  the  path, 
And  fills  us  with  fears,  we'll  triumph  by  faith  ; 
He  cannot  take  from  us  (tho'  oft  he  has  tried) 
This  heart-cheering  promise,  the  Lord  will  pro- 
vide. 

5  He  tells  us  we're  weak,  our  hope  is  in  vain, 
The  good  that  we  seek  we  ne'er  shall  obtain  ; 
But  when  such  suggestions  our  graces  have 

tried,  [vide. 

This  answers  all  questions,  the  Lord  will  pro- 

6  No  strength  of  our  own  goodness  we  claim, 
Our  trust  is  all  thrown  over  Jesus'  own  name  ; 
In  this  our  strong  tower  for  safety  we  hide, 
The  Lord  is  our  power,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

7  When  life  sinks  apace  and  death  is  in  view, 
The  word  of  his  grace  shall  comfort  us  thro' ; 
Nor  fearing,  nor  doubting,  with  Christ  on  our 

side, 
We  hope  to  die  shouting,  the  Lord  will  provide. 

41.  6s&9s.    Anonymous. 

The  Happy  Convert. 

1  O  HOW  happy  are  they, 

Who  the  Saviour  obey, 

And  have  laid  up  their  treasure  above  ; 
Tongue  can  never  express, 
The  sweet  comfort  and  peace, 

Of  a  soul  in  its  earliest  love. 

2  That  sweet  comfort  was  mine, 

When  the  favour  divine, 
I  first  found  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb ; 

What  at  first  I  believed, 

When  a  joy  I  received, 
What  a  heaven  in  Jesus'  name. 

3  'Twas  a  heaven  below, 

My  Redeemer  to  know; 
And  the  angels  could  do  nothing  more, 


502  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

Than  to  fall  at  his  feet, 
And  the  story  repeat, 
And  the  lover  of  sinners  adore. 

4  Jesus  all  the  day  long, 
Was  my  joy  and  my  song ; 

Othat  all  his  salvation  might  see. 

He  hath  lov'd  me,  I  cried, 

He  hath  suffered  and  died, 
To  redeem  such  a  rebel  as  me. 

5  On  the  wings  of  his  love, 
I  was  carried  above 

All  my  sin,  and  temptation,  and  pain ; 

And  I  could  not  believe 

That  I  ever  should  grieve, 
That  I  ever  should  suffer  again. 

6  I  then  rode  on  the  sky, 
Freely  justified  I, 

Nor  did  envy  Elijah  his  seat ; 

My  glad  soul  mounted  higher, 

In  a  chariot  of  fire, 
And  the  moon  it  was  under  my  feet. 

7  O  the  rapturous  height 
Of  that  holy  delight, 

Which  I  felt  in  the  life-giving  blood; 

Of  my  Saviour  possess'd, 

I  was  perfectly  blest, 
And  was  filled  with  the  fulness  of  God. 

4^.  8s,  8s  &.  6s.    Anonymous. 

The  sjiread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  COME,  brethren,  let  us  join  and  sing, 
The  growing  empire  of  our  King, 

Who  spilt  his  precious  blood  ; 
His  life  a  ransom  gave  for  all, 
That  he  might  save  our  souls  from  thrall, 

And  bring  us  home  to  God. 

2  He  rides  victorious  through  the  land, 
His  saints  rejoice,  his  heralds  stand, 

And  they  aloud  do  call ; 
Sinners  repent,  to  Jesus  fly, 
While  he  in  mercy  passes  by, 

And  offers  grace  to  all. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  503 

3  The  wilderness  doth  sweetly  ring, 
With  prayers  and  praises  to  the  King, 

Who  sits  on  Zion's  hill ; 
The  towns  and  cities  hear  the  voice, 
The  sinners  mourn,  the  saints  rejoice, 

With  praise  our  hearts  are  fill'd. 

4  Ride  on  all-conquering  King,  ride  on, 
Thy  kingdom  come,  thy  will  be  done. 

Let  heaven  and  earth  agree, 
To  sound  aloud  thy  worthy  fame, 
Till  all  our  souls  shall  be  on  flame, 

To  rise  and  reign  with  thee. 

43.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

A  Dialogue  on  the  Children  of  God. 

1  WHAT  poor  despised  company, 

Of  travellers  are  these ; 
Who  walk  in  yonder  narrow  way, 
Along  the  rugged  maze? 

2  Ah,  these  are  of  a  royal  line, 

All  children  of  a  King  ; 
Heirs  of  immortal  crowns  divine, 
And  lo,  for  joy  they  sing. 

3  Why  do  they  then  appear  so  mean1? 

And  why  so  much  despis'd? 
Because  of  their  rich  robes  unseen, 
The  world  is  not  appriz'd. 

4  But  some  of  them  seem  poor  distress'd, 

And  lacking  daily  bi-ead  ; 
All !  they're  of  boundless  wealth  possess'd; 
With  hidden  manna  fed. 

5  But  why  keep  they  that  narrow  road, 

That  rugged  thorny  maze  1 
Why  that 's  the  way  their  leader  trod, 
They  love  and  keep  his  ways. 

6  Why  must  they  shun  the  pleasant  path, 

That  worldlings  love  so  well  1 
Because  that  is  the  road  to  deatli, 
The  open  road  10  hell. 

7  What  is  there  then  no  other  road, 

To  Salem's  happy  ground  1 
Christ  is  the  only  way  to  God, 
None  other  can  be  found. 


504  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

44.  8s,  8s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

Excitement  to  Duty. 

1  WHENE'ER  we  look  into  the  word, 
And  read  about  our  dearest  Lord, 

The  friend  of  sinful  man  ; 
And  trace  our  Saviour's  footsteps  there, 
What  humble  love,  what  holy  fear, 

Through  all  his  conduct  ran  ! 

2  And  when  we  view  his  love  to  God, 
Those  steps  in  which  the  Saviour  trod, 

We  long  to  tread  them  too  ; 
We  long  to  be  inspir'd  by  zeal, 
To  execute  our  Father's  will, 

As  Jesus  us'd  to  do. 

3  We  read  that  he,  on  duty  bent, 
To  lonely  places  often  went, 

To  seek  his  Father  there ; 
The  early  morn  and  dewy  ground, 
Can  witness  they  the  Saviour  found, 

Engag'd  in  fervent  prayer. 

4  And  did  our  Saviour  use  to  pray, 
Before  the  light  unveil'd  the  day, 

And  shall  we  backward  be? 
No,  dearest  Lord,  forbid  the  thought, 
Help  us  to  fight  as  Jesus  fought, 

Each  foe  that  we  do  see. 

5  And  now,  dear  friends,  who  love  his  name, 
Who  love  to  imitate  the  Lamb, 

And  more  of  Jesus  know; 
Come  let  us  all  surround  his  throne, 
And  see  what  blessings  on  his  own, 

Our  Saviour  will  bestow. 

45.  5s&6s.    Anonymous. 
Victory  over  the  Woi-ld. 

1  O  tell  us  no  more 

Of  this  world's  vain  store, 
The  time  for  such  trifles 
With  us  now  is  o'er. 

2  A  country  we've  found, 

Where  true  joys  abound ; 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  505 

To  dwell  we're  determined 
On  this  happy  ground. 

3  Our  souls  don't  delay, 

He  calls  us  away, 
Rise,  follow  the  Saviour, 
And  bless  the  glad  day. 

4  No  mortal  doth  know 

What  Christ  can  bestow  ; 
What  light,  strength,  and  comfort; 
Go  after  him,  go. 

5  Great  spoils  we  shall  win 

From  death,  hell,  and  sin, 
'Midst  outward  afflictions 
Shall  feel  Christ  within. 

6  And  when  we're  to  die, 

Receive  us  we'll  cry, 

For  Jesus  doth  love  us, 

We  cannot  tell  why. 

7  But  this  we  do  find. 

We  to  him  are  join'd, 
He'll  not  live  in  glory 
And  leave  us  behind. 

46.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  New  Creation. 

1  ATTEND,  while  God's  exalted  Son 

Doth  his  own  glories  show : 
"Behold  I  sit  upon  my  throne, 
Creating  all  things  new. 

2  Nature  and  sin  are  pass'd  away, 

And  the  Old  Adam  dies ; 
My  hands  a  new  foundation  lay, 
See  the  new  world  arise. 

3  I'll  be  a  sun  of  righteousness 

To  the  r>sw  heav'ns  I  make  ; 
None  but  the  new-born  heirs  of  grace 
My  glories  shall  partake." 

4  Mighty  Redeemer !  =et  us  free 

From  our  old  state  of  sin  ; 
Oh,  make  our  souls  alive  to  thee, 
Create  new  pow'rs  within  : 


506  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

5  Renew  our  eyes,  and  form  our  ears, 

And  mould  our  hearts  afresh  ; 
Give  us  new  passions,  joys,  and  fears, 
And  turn  the  stone  to  flesh. 

6  Far  from  the  regions  of  the  dead, 

From  sin,  and  earth,  and  hell ; 
In  the  new  world  that  grace  has  made, 
We  would  for  ever  dwell. 

4/  .  7s.    Cookhaji. 

Encouragement  for  the  Weak. 

1  CAST  thy  burden  on  the  Lord, 
Only  lean  upon  his  word  ; 

Thou  wilt  soon  have  cause  to  bless 
His  eternal  faithfulness. 

2  Human  counsels  come  to  naught ; 

That  shall  stand  which  God  hath  wrought, 
His  compassion,  love,  and  power. 
Are  the  same  for  evermore. 

3  Heaven  and  earth  may  pass  away, 
God's  free  grace  shall  not  decay ; 
He  hath  promis'd  to  fulfil 

All  the  pleasure  of  his  will. 

4  Jesus,  Guardian  of  thy  flock, 
Be  thyself  our  constant  rock; 
Make  us  by  thy  powerful  hand, 
Long  as  Zion's  mountain  stand. 

48.  L.  M.     H.  Stowell. 

The  Mercy  Seat. 

1  FROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat, 

'Tis  found  beneath  the  Mercy  Seat. 

2  There  is  a  place  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads, 

A  place  than  all  besides  more  sweet — 
It  is  the  blood-bought  Mercy  Seat 

3  There  is  a  scene  where  spirits  blend, 
Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with  friend  , 
Tho'  sunder 'd  far — by  faith  they  meet 
Around  one  common" Mercy  Seat. 


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4  Ah !  whither  could  we  flee  for  aid, 
When  tempted,  desolate,  dismay'd — 
Or  how  the  host  of  hell  defeat, 
Had  suffering  saints  no  Mercy  Seat. 

5  There !  there,  on  eagle  wing  we  soar, 
And  sin  and  sense  seem  all  no  more, 

And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet. 
And  glory  crowns  the  Mercy  Seat. 

49.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 
The  High-Way  to  Zion. 

1  SING,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 

Your  great  Deliv'rer  sing; 
Pilgrims  for  Zion's  city  bound, 
Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

2  See  the  fair  way  his  hand  hath  rais'd ; 

How  holy,  and  how  plain  ! 
Nor  shall  the  simplest  travelers  err, 
Nor  ask  the  track  in  vain. 

3  No  rav'ning  lion  shall  destroy, 

Nor  lurking  serpent  wound ; 
Pleasure  and  safety,  peace  and  praise, 
Thro'  all  the  path  are  found. 

4  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 

Thro'  all  the  blissful  road  ; 
Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  rise. 
And  see  your  smiling  God. 

5  There  garlands  of  immortal  joy 

Shall  bloom  on  ev'ry  head  ; 
While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress, 
Like  shadows  all  are  fled. 

50.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 
Asking  the  way  to  Zion. 

1  ZION,  the  city  of  our  God, 
How  glorious  is  the  place  ! 
The  Saviour,  there,  has  his  abode, 
And  sinners  see  his  face. 
I  Firm  against  ev'ry  adverse  shock, 
Its  mighty  bulwarks  prove; 
'Tis  built  upon  the  living  rock, 
And  wall'd  around  with  love. 


0138  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

3  There  all  the  fruits  of  glory  grow, 

And  joys  that  never  die ; 
And, streams  of  grace  and  knowledge  flow, 
The  soul  to  satisfy. 

4  Come,  set  our  faces  Zion-ward, 

The  sacred  road  inquire  ; 
And, let  a  union  to  the  Lord 
Be  henceforth  your  desire. 

5  The  gospel  shines  to  give  you  light, 

No  longer,  then,  delay  ; 
The  Spirit  waits  to  guide  you  right, 
And  Jesus  is  the  way. 

6  O  Lord,  regard  thy  people's  pray'r, 

Thy  promise  now  fulfil ; 
And,  young  and  old  by  grace  prepare 
To  dwell  on  Zion's  hill. 

51.  L.  M.    Cowper. 

Prayer. 

1  PRAYER  is  appointed  to  convey 

The  blessings  God  designs  to  give : 
Long  as  they  live  should  Christians  pray, 
They  learn  to  pray  when  first  they  live. 

2  If  pain  afflict,  or  wrongs  oppress, 

If  cares  distract,  or  fears  dismay; 
If  guilt  deject ;  if  sin  distress ; 
In  every  case,  still  watch  and  pray. 

3  'Tis  pray'r  supports  the  soul  that's  weak, 

Tho'  thought  be  broken,  language  lame, 
Pray  ;  if  thou  canst,  or  canst,  not,  speak : 
But  pray  with  faith  in  Jesus'  name. 

4  Depend  on  him ;  thou  canst  not  fail ; 

Make  all  thy  wants  and  wishes  known ; 
Fear  not,  his  promise  must  prevail ; 
Ask  but  in  faith,  it  shall  be  done. 

o2.  7s.    Anonymous. 

Weeping  Mary. 

I  MARY  to  her  Saviour's  tomb 

Hasted  at  the  early  dawn, 

Spice  she  brought  and  sweet  perfume ; 

Hut.  the  Lord  she  lov'd  was  gone. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  509 

For  a  while  she  weeping  stood, 
Struck  with  sorrow  and  surprise, 
Shedding  tears  a  plenteous  liood, 
For  her  heart  supplied  her  eyes. 

2  Jesus,  who  is  always  near, 
Though  too  often  unperceiv'd, 
Came  his  drooping  child  to  cheer, 
Kindly  asking  why  she  griev'd. 
Though  at  first  she  knew  him  not, 
When  he  call'd  her  by  her  name, 
Then  her  griefs  were  all  forgot, 
For  she  found  he  was  the  same. 

3  Grief  and  sighing  quickly  fled, 
When  she  heard  his  welcome  voice, 
Just  before  she  thought  him  dead, 
Now  he  bids  her  heart  rejoice. 
What  a  change  his  word  can  make, 
Turning  darkness  into  day ; — 
You  who  weep  for  Jesus'  sake, 
He  will  wipe  your  tears  away. 

4  He  who  came  to  comfort  her, 
When  she  thought  her  all  was  lost, 
Will  for  your  relief  appear, 

Tho'  you  now  are  tempest  toss'd, 
On  his  word  your  burden  cast, 
On  his  love  your  thoughts  employ. 
Weeping  for  a  while  may  last, 
But  the  morning  brings  the  joy. 

53.        8s,  8s  &  6s.    Mrs.  Hemans. 
Devout  Aspirations. 

1  GREAT  Father  of  the  human  race, 
Oh  !  give  our  souls  an  humble  place 

Within  thy  presence  near . 
When  troubles  rise,  and  billows  roll, 
Do  thou  our  fainting  hearts  control, 

Still  may  we  hold  thee  dear ! 

2  In  every  path  of  mortal  life, 

When  the  world's  cares  are  big  with  strife, 

To  find  them  soothed  in  thee ; 
No  other  friend  on  earth  to  find. 
So  condescending  and  so  kind, 

May  we  thy  goodness  see. 


510  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

3  Then  when  the  hour  of  death  draws  nigh, 
And  breaks  asunder  every  tie, 

Will  thou,  O  God,  attend  ! 
Yes !  in  the  agonies  of  death 
Receive  our  last  expiring  breath — 

Be  thou  our  constant  friend. 

54.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

"  I  will  sup  with  him  and  he  with  me." 

1  SAVIOUR  of  all,  to  thee  we  bow, 

And  own  thee  faithful  to  thy  word : 
We  hear  thy  voice,  and  open  now 
Our  hearts  to  entertain  our  Lord. 

2  Come  in,  come  in,  thou  heav'nly  guest, 

Delight  in  what  thyself  hast  giv'n : 
On  thine  own  gifts  and  graces  feast, 
And  make  the  contrite  heart  thy  heav'n. 

3  Beneath  thy  shadow  let  us  sit, 

Call  us  thy  friends,  and  love,  and  bride ; 
And  bid  us  freely  drink  and  eat 
Thy  dainties,  and  be  satisfied. 

4  The  heav'nly  manna  faith  imparts : 

Faith  makes  thy  fulness  all  our  own ; 
We  feed  upon  thee  in  our  hearts, 
And  find  that  heav'n  and  thou  art  one. 

55.  7s,  61.     Anonymous. 

"  Called  in  one  hope  of  your  calling" 

1  CENTRE  of  our  hopes  thou  art, 

End  of  our  enlarg'd  desires : 
Stamp  thine  image  on  our  heart 

Fill  us  now  with  heav'nly  fires ; 
Cemented  by  love  divine, 
Seal  our  souls  for  ever  thine ! 

2  Let  us  altogether  rise, 

To  thy  glorious  life  restor'd 
Here  regain  our  paradise t 

Here  prepare  to  meet  onr  Lord  : 
Here  enjoy  the  earnest  giv'n, 
Travel  hand  and  hand  to  heav'n ! 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  511 

56.  7s,  81.    Anonymous. 

Hope  maketh  not  ashamed. 

1  PARTNERS  of  a  glorious  hope, 
Lift  your  hearts  and  voices  up : 
Jointly  let  us  rise  and  sing, 

Christ,  our  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King: 
While  we  walk  with  him  in  light, 
Goi  doth  still  our  hearts  unite  : 
Dearest  fellowship  we  prove, 
Fellowship  in  Jesus'  love. 

2  Still,  O  Lord,  our  faith  increase ; 
Cleanse  from  all  unrighteousness : 
Sweetly  each  with  each  combin'd, 
In  the  bands  of  duty  join'd, 

Feel  the  cleansing  blood  applied, 
Daily  feel  that  Christ  hath  died  ; 
Ev'ry  vile  affection  kill ; 
Root  out  ev'ry  seed  of  ill. 

3  Hence  may  all  our  actions  flow, 
Love,  the  proof  that  Christ  we  know : 
Mutual  love  the  token  be, 

Lord,  that  we  belong  to  thee : 
Love,  thine  image  love,  impart, 
Stamp  it  on  our  face  and  heart ; 
Only  love  to  us  be  giv'n  ; 
Lord,  we  ask  no  other  heav'n. 

oT.  7s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

We  would  see  Jesus. 

1  "  SD1,  we  would  see  Jesus !" 

The  blessed  Prince  of  love, 
He  only  can  relieve  us, 

And  all  our  grief  remove  : 
O  tell  us  as  a  preacher, 

Where  Jesus  Christ  doth  dwell, 
Describe  his  charming  features, 

His  glowing  beauty  tell. 

2  "  Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus  !" 

The  sinner's  constant  friend ; 
We  know  he  won't  deceive  us, 
But  love  us  to  the  end. 


512  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

His  blessed  word  assures  us, 
His  tempted  flock  shall  stand; 

His  mighty  arm  secures  us, 
From  all  the  hostile  band. 

3  "  Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus !" 

The  glorious  King  of  grace ; 
A  sight  of  him  would  ease  us, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  peace ; 
We  would  behold  his  beauty, 

And  run  into  his  arms. 
And  learn  the  christian  duty 

Amidst  those  blessed  charms. 

4  "  Sir,  we  would  see  Jesus  !" 

And  at  his  feet  adore ; 
His  ways,  although  all  glorious, 

We  liumoly  would  explore. 
O  tell  us  where  to  find  him, 

And  how  we  may  him  know ; 
Where  does  the  rose  of  Sharon, 

That  spotless  lily  grow. 

5  "  Sir,  "we  would  see  Jesus  !" 

And  hearken  to  his  voice; 
O  this  would  greatly  please  us, 

And  make  our  hearts  rejoice. 
That  sound  is  so  transporting, 

It  ends  the  sinner's  strife ; 
That  sound  is  so  inviting, 

It  brings  the  dead  to  life. 

58.  L-  M.    Anonymous. 

The  worth  of  Truth. 

1  THE  worth  of  truth  no  tongue  can  tell, 
'Twill  do  to  buy,  but  not  to  sell ; 

A  large  estate  that  soul  hath  got, 
Who  buys  the  truth  and  sells  it  not 

2  Truth,  like  a  diamond,  shines  most  fair, 
More  rich  than  pearl  and  rubies  are, 
More  worth  than  gold  and  silver  coin, 
O,  may  it  ever  in  us  shine. 

3  'Tis  truth  that  binds,  and  truth  makes  free, 
And  sets  the  soul  at  liberty 

From  sin  and  Satan's  heavy  chain, 
And  then  within  the  heart  doth  reign. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  513 

4  They  have  a  freedom  then  indeed, 
That  doth  all  freedom  else  exceed, 
Freedom  from  guilt,  freedom  from  wo, 
And  never  more  shall  bondage  know. 

5  O,  happy  they,  who  in  their  youth 

Are  brought  to  know  and  love  the  truth ; 
For  none  but  they  whom  truth  makes  free, 
Can  e'er  enjoy  true  liberty. 

6  Truth  like  a  girdle  let  us  wear, 
And  always  keep  it  clean  and  fair  ; 
And  never  let  it  once  be  told, 
That  truth  by  us  was  ever  sold. 

59.  S.  M.    C.  Wesley. 

Divine  Charge. 

1  A  CHARGE  to  keep,  we  have ; 

A  God  to  glorify ; 
Our  never  dying  souls  to  save, 
And  fit  them  for  the  sky. 

2  To  serve  the  present  age, 

Our  calling  to  fulfil, 

0  may  it  all  our  pow'rs  engage, 
To  do  our  Master's  will. 

3  Arm  us  with  jealous  care, 

As  ii\  thy  sight  to  live  ; 
And. thy  poor  servants,  Lord,  prepare, 
A  strict  account  to  give. 

4  Help  us  to  watch  and  pray, 

And  on  thyself  roly ; 
Assur'd,  if  we  our  trust  betray, 
We  shall  for  ever  die. 

60.  C  M.    Anonymous. 
The  Grace  of  God. 

1  AMAZING  grace !  (how  sweet  the  sound,) 

That  saved  a  wretch  like  me ! 

1  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found, 

Was  blind,  but  now  I  see. 

2  'Twas  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear, 

And  grace  my  fears  reliev'd;- 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 
The  hour  I  first  believ'd  ! 

GG 


Dl4  SPIKITUAL    SONGS. 

3  Through  many  dangers    toils  and  snares, 

I  have  already  come ; 
:Tis  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  The  Lord  has  promis'd  good  to  me, 

His  word  my  hope  secures  ; 
He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be. 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

5  Yes,  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail, 

And  mortal  life  shall  cease  ; 
I  shall  possess  within  the  veil, 
A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 

61.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Afflicted  Saint. 

1  AFFLICTED  saint,  to  Christ  draw  near, 
Thy  Saviour's  gracious  promise  hear, 
His  faithful  word  declares  to  thee, 
That  as  thy  days  thy  strength  shall  be. 

2  Let  not  thy  heart  despond  and  say, 

'•'  How  shall  I  stand  the  trying  day  V 

He  has  engag'd  by  firm  decree, 

That  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

3  Thy  faith  is  weak,  thy  foes  are  strong, 
And  though  the  conflict  should  be  long. 
Thy  Lord  will  make  the  tempter  flee, 
For  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

4  When  call'd  to  bear  the  weighty  cross 
Of  sore  affliction,  pain  or  loss  ; 

Or  deep  distress,  or  poverty, 

Still  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

5  When  ghastly  death  appears  in  view, 
Christ's  presence  shall  thy  fears  subdue 
He  comes  to  set  thy  spirit  free, 

And  as  thy  days,  thy  strength  shall  be. 

62.  Ss  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Heavenly  manna. 
1  BRETHREN,  we  have  met  to  worship 
And  adore  the  Lord  our  God, 
Will  you  pray  with  all  your  power, 
While  we  try  to  preach  the  word? 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  515 

All  is  vain  unless  the  spirit 

Of  the  holy  One,  come  down ; 
Brethren  pray,  and  holy  manna 

Will  come  streaming  all  around. 

2  Brethren,  don't  you  see  poor  sinners 

Slumb'ring  on  the  brink  of  wo  1 
Death  is  coming,  hell  is  moving, 

Can  you  bear  to  see  them  gol 
There  are  fathers,  there  are  mothers, 

And  their  brethren  sinking  down. 
Brethren,  there's  the  poor  backslider 

Who  was  once  near  heaven's  door, 
Alas  !  he  has  betray'd  his  Saviour,  . 

And  is  worse  than  e'er  before. 
But  the  Saviour  proffers  pardon, 

If  he  will  repent  and  turn. 

4  Sisters,  will  you  join  and  help  us, 

Moses'  sister  helped  him, 
Will  you  seek  the  trembling  mourner 

That  is  lab'ring  hard  with  sin? 
Tell  him  all  about  the  Saviour, 

Tell  him  tnat  he  will  be  found. 

5  Let  us  love  our  Lord  supremely, 

Let  us  love  each  other  too ; 
Let  us  strengthen  one  another, 

Till  our  Lord  makes  all  things  new ; 
And  when  we  get  home  to  heaven, 

At  his  table  we'll  sit  down, 
Christ  will  gird  himself  and  serve  us, 

With  sweet  manna  all  around. 

63.  7s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

The  true  penitent. 
I  DROOPING  souls  no  longer  grieve, 
Heaven  is  propitious; 
If  on  Christ  you  do  believe, 

You  shall  feel  him  precious ; 
Jesus  Christ  is  passing  by. 

Calls  the  mourners  to  him ; 
For  all  sinners  he  did  die, 
Now  look  up  and  view  him. 

-  From  his  hands,  his  feet,  his  sid?, 
Runs  the  healing  lotion, 


516  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

See  the  consolating  tide 

Boundless  as  the  ocean ; 
See  the  living  current  move, 

For  the  sick  and  dying; 
Now  resolve  to  feel  his  love, 

Or  to  perish  crying. 

3  Grace's  store  is  always  free, 

Drooping  souls  to  gladden ; 
Jesus  says,  come  unto  me, 

Weary,  heavy  laden; 
Though  your  sins  like  mountains  hign, 

Rise  and  reach  to  heaven, 
Soon  as  you  on  Christ  rely, 

All  shall  be  forgiven. 

4  Now  we  think  we  hear  one  say, 

I  will  go  and  prove  him ; 
If  he  take  my  guilt  away, 

Surely  I  will  love  him  ; 
Yes,  I  see  my  Saviour  smile, 

Smiling  moves  my  burden, 
All  is  grace,  for  I  am  vile, 

Yet  he  seals  my  pardon. 

5  Streaming  mercy,  how  it  flows ! 

Now  I  know  I  feel  it ; 
Half  has  never  yet  been  told, 

Still  I  want  to  tell  it ; 
Jesus'  blood  has  heal'd  my  wounds, 

O  !  the  wond'rous  story, 
I  was  lost,  but  now  am  found, 

Glory,  glory,  glory. 

64.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

COME,  my  brethren,  let  us  try, 

For  a  little  season, 
Ev'ry  burden  to  lay  by, 

Come,  and  let  us  reason. 
What  is  this  that  casts  you  down  1 

Who  are  those  that  grieve  you? 
Speak  and  let  the  worst  be  known, 

Speaking  may  relieve  you. 

DO.  5s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

The  Birth  of  Christ . 
1  FROM  the  regions  of  love, 
Lo !  an  angel  descended, 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  517 

And  told  the  strange  news, 

How  the  babe  was  attended : 
Go  shepherds,  and  visit 

This  wonderful  stranger, 
With  wonder  and  joy, 

See  your  Christ  in  the  manger. 

CHORUS. 

Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb, 

Through  whom  we've  obtained  pardon, 
We'll  praise  him  again 

When  we  pass  over  Jordan. 

2  Glad  tidings  I  bring 

To  you  and  each  nation  ; 
Glad  tidings  of  joy, 

Now  behold  your  salvation ; 
When  sudden  a  multitude 

Raise  their  glad  voices, 
And  shout  the  Redeemer, 

While  heaven  rejoices. 

3  Now  glory  to  God 

In  the  highest  is  given, 
Now  glory  to  God 

Is  re-echoed  through  heaven ; 
Around  the  whole  earth, 

Let  us  tell  the  glad  story ; 
And  sing  of  his  love, 

His  salvation  and  glory. 

4  Enraptured  we  rise 

With  delight  and  desire, 
Such  love  so  divine 

Sets  the  soul  all  on  fire ; 
Around  the  bright  throne 

Hosannas  are  ringing, 
O  when  shall  we  join  them 

And  ever  be  singing  ! 

66.  P.  M.    Moore. 

1  O,  HOW  charming,  O  how  charming 

Was  the  radiant  band  of  music,  music,  music, 

music, 
O,  how  charming  was  the  radiant  band 
Of  music  playing  through  the  air ! 

Angelic  armies  tun'd  their  harps. 

Angelic  armies  tun'd  their  harps, 


518  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

Enraptur'd  spirits  play'd  their  parts; 
Angelic  armies  tun'd  their  harps  ; 
Shout!  Shout!  the  great  Messiah's  come  to 
reign ! 

2  Gabriel  descending,  Gabriel  descending, 
Brought  the  joyful  news ;  O  joyful,  joyful,  joy- 
ful, joyful, 

Brought  the  joyful  news  of  our  Redeemer's 

birth, 
The  heavenly  host  sang  "  Peace  on  earth," 
Good  will  to  men  they  did  proclaim, 
Good  will  to  men  they  did  proclaim, 
The  Saviour's  born  in  Bethlehem  ! 
Good  will  to  men  they  did  proclaim, 
Shout !  Shout !  the  great  Redeemer's  come  to 
reign ! 

3  They  saw  his  star  arising,  saw  his  star  aris- 

ing, [rising, 

In  the  eastern  sky,  then  rising,  rising,  rising. 
Saw  his  star  arising  in  the  eastern  sky, 
The  day  spring  opening  from  on  high ! 

The  types  and  shadows  fled  away, 

The  types  and  shadows  fled  away  ; 

Through  brightness  of  the  gospel  day  ! 

The  types  and  shadows  fled  away, 
Shout!  Shout!   the  King  of  glory  was  born 
that  day. 

4  Shepherds  ador'd  him,  wise  men  found  him, 
Glory  be  to  God  !  O,  glory,  glory,  glory,  glory, 
Wise  men  found  him  by  the  rising  star, 

And  come  to  worship  from  afar; 
Their  golden  gifts  they  did  present, 
Their  golden  gifts  they  did  present, 
And  spices  of  the  sweetest  scent ; 
Theiiv..lden  gifts  they  did  present, 

Shout !  Shout !  the  King  of  glory  God  has  sen  t ! 

5  Jews  and  Gentiles  join'd  in  concert, 

To  praise  their  infant  King,  O  praise  him, 
praise  him,  praise  him,  praise  him, 

Jews  and  Gentiles  prais'd  their  infant  King, 

And  loud  hosannas  sweetly  sang  ! 
With  Gabriel  and  the  shining  throng, 
With  Gabriel  and  the  shining  throng, 
We'll  praise  our  God  "for  his  dear  Son  ' 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  519 

With  Gabriel  and  the  shining  throng, 
Shout !  Shout !  the  King  of  Glory's  come  to 
reign ! 

6  I  am  happy,  I  am  happy, 

Glory  be  to  God  !  O,  glory,  glory,  glory,  glory, 

I  am  happy,  glory  be  to  God, 

My  soul's  on  flame  for  the  realms  above ' 

I  feel  the  bliss  his  wounds  impart, 

I  feel  the  bliss  his  wounds  impart, 

I  find  my  Saviour  in  my  heart ; 

I  feel  the  bliss  his  wounds  impart : 
Shout!  Shout!   the  King  of  glory's  come  tr> 
reign ! 

b7.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  HARK!  whence  that  voice, 
Hark !  hear  the  joyful  shouting. 
See  !  see  what  splendour 
Spreads  its  beams  around  us, 
Turning  dark  midnight 

Into  noon- tide  glory, 
As  it  approaches. 

2  With  pomp  majestic, 
See  the  heavenly  vision 
Swiftly  descending, 
While  attending  angels 
Pour  acclamations, 
And  celestial  chanting, 
Wake  our  attention. 

3  Fear  not  ye  shepherds, 

'Tis  the  Prince  of  Peace  comes, 

Full  of  compassion, 

Full  of  love  and  pity, 

Bringing  salvation 

For  the  lost  of  mankind, 

For  ruin'd  nations. 

4  Go  pay  your  homage, 
To  your  infant  Saviour, 
Laid  in  a  manger, 

See  the  Lord  of  glory, 
Meanly  attended, 
Yet  the  great  Redeemer, 
Yon  star  shall  guide  yov 


520  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

5  Give  God  the  glory, 
All  ye  hosts  celestial, 
Peace  dwell  on  earth, 
And  man  enjoys  the  favour ; 
Rais'd  from  death's  dungeon, 
Heirs  to  life  eternal, 
Through  a  Mediator. 

Ob.  lis  &  10s.    Anonymous. 

1  HAIL  the  blest  morn,  when  the  great  Ma- 

diator, 
Down  from  the  region  of  glory  descends.. 
Shepherds,  go  worship  the  Lord  in  the  manger ; 
Lo !  for  his  guards  the  bright  angels  attend. 

CHORUS. 

Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning. 
Shine  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  your  aid ; 
Star  in  the  East  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guides  where  the  infant  Redeemer  was  laid. 

2  Lo !    on  his  cradle,  the  dew-drops    were 

shining, 
Low  lies  his  head  with  the  beasts  of  the  stall ; 
Angels  adore  him  in  slumbers  reclining. 
Lord  and  Redeemer,  and  Saviour  of  men. 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  with  costly  devotion. 
Odours  of  Eden,  an  offering  divine  ; 

Gems  from  the  mountain  and  pearls  from  the 

ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  and  gold  from  the  min<- . 

4  Vainly  we  offer  each  ample  oblation, 
Vainly  with  gold  would  his  favour  secure : 
Richer  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration, 
Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayer's  of  the  poor 

5  Low  at  his  feet,  we  in  humble  prostration, 
Lose  all  our  sorrow,  and  trouble,  and  strife  ; 
There  we  receive  his  divine  consolation, 

•  Flowing  afresh  from  the  fountain  of  life. 

6  He  is  our  friend  in  the  midst  of  temptation, 
Faithful  supporter,  whose  love  cannot  fail. 
Rock  of  our  refuge  and  hope  of  salvation, 
Liffht  to  direct  us  thro'  death's  gloomy  vale. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  521 

69.  Us.    Anonymous. 

1  AS  shepherds  in  Jewry  were  guarding  their 

sheep, 
Promisc'ously  seated  estranged  from  sleep, 
An  angel  from  heav'n  presented  to  sight,     ' 
And  thus  he  accosted  the  watchers  by  night : 
Dismiss  all  your  sorrows  and  banish  your  fears, 
For  Jesus  your  Saviour  in  Jewry  appears. 

2  Though  Adam    the   first  in  rebellion  was 

found, 
Forbidden  to  tarry  on  hallowed  ground ; 
Yet  Adam  the  second  appears  to  retrieve 
The  loss  yousustain'd  by  the  Devil  and  Eve.. 
Then,  shepherds,  be  tranquil;  this  instant  arise, 
Go  visit  your  Saviour  and  see  where  he  lies. 

3  A  token  I  leave  you,  whereby  you  may  find; 
This  heav'nly  stranger,  this  friend  to  mankind  ; 
A  manger's  his  cradle,  a  stall  his  abode, 
Thus  meekly  appears  your  Saviour  and  Lord. 
Then,  shepherds,   be  humble,  be  meek,  and 

lie  low, 
For  Jesus  your  Saviour's  abundantly  so. 

4  This  wonderful  story  no  sooner  they  hear. 
Than  thousands  of  angels  in  glory  appear ; 
They  join  in  the  concert,  and  this  was  the 

theme, 
All  glory  to  God,  and  good  will  towards  men. 
Then,  shepherds,  strike  in,  join  your  voice  to 

the  choir, 
And  catch  a  few  sparks  of  celestial  fire. 

5  Hosanna !  the  angels  in  ecstasy  cry, 
Hosanna !  the  wondering  shepherds  reply ; 
Salvation,  redemption  are  enterd  in  one, 
All  glory  to  God  for  the  birth  of  his  Son. 
Then,  shepherds,  adieu,  we  commend  vou  to 

God,  y 

Go  visit  the  Son  in  his  humble  abode. 

6  To  Bethlehem's  city  the  shepherds  repaird, 
For  full  confirmation  of  what  they  had  hearc. ; 
They  enter' d  the  stable  with  aspect  so  mild. 
And  there  they  beheld  both  the  mother  and 

child. 


522  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

Then  make  proclamation,  divulge  it  abroad, 
That  both  Jews  and  Gentiles  may  hear  of  the 
Lord. 

70.       10s  &  lis.    Anonymous. 

TVie  fulness  of  Christ. 

1  A  FULNESS  resides  in  Jesus  our  head. 
And  ever  abides  to  answer  our  need  ; 

The  Father's  good  pleasure  has  laid  up  in  store 
A  plentiful  treasure  to  give  to  the  poor. 

2  Whate'cr  be  our  wants  we  need  not  to  fear, 
Our  num'rous  complaints  his  mercy  will  hear; 
His  fulness  shall  yield  us  abundant  supplies : 
His  power  shall  shield  us  when  dangers  aris--- 

3  The  fountain  o'erflows  our  woes  to  red  res- 
Still  more  he  bestows,  and  grace  upon  grace  : 
His  gifts  in  abundance  we  daily  receive  ; 

He  has  a  redundance  for  all  that  believe. 

4  Whatever  distress  awaits  us  below, 
Such  plentiful  grace  will  Jesus  bestow, 

As  still  shall  support  us,  and  silence  our  fear : 
For  nothing  can  hurt  us  while  Jesus  is  near. 

5  When  troubles  attend,  or  danger  or  strife, 
His  love  will  defend  and  guard  us  thro'  life  * 
And  when  we  are  fainting,  and  ready  to  die. 
Whatever  is  wanting  his  hand  will  supply. 

/I.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

Christ  our  all. 

1  VAIN  delusive  world  adieu, 

With  all  your  creature  good  ; 
Only  Jesus'we  pursue, 

Who  bought  us  with  his  blood! 
All  thy  pleasures  we  forego, 

We  trample  on  thy  wealth  and  pride  : 
Only  Jesus  will  we  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

2  Here  will  we  set  up  our  rest, 

Each  fluctuating  heart, 
From  the  haven  of  his  breast. 
Shall  never  more  depart. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  523 

Whither  should  a  sinner  go 1 
His  wounds  for  me  stand  open  wide ; 

Only  Jesus  will  we  know, 
And  Jesus  crucified ! 

3  Him  to  know  is  life  and  peace. 

And  pleasure  without  end : 
This  is  all  our  happiness, 

On  Jesus  to  depend  ! 
Daily  in  his  grace  to  grow, 

And  always  in  his  love  abide  • 
Only  Jesus  will  we  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

4  O  that  we  could  all  invite, 

This  saving  truth  to  prove ; 
Show  the  length,  the  breadth,  the  height. 

And  depth  of  Jesus'  love ! 
Fain  we  would  to  sinners  show, 

The  blood  by  faith  alone  applied ; 
Only  Jesus  will  we  know, 

And  Jesus  crucified ! 

/  2.  '  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Christ  all  in  all. 

1  YE  diflf'rent  sects,  who  all  declare, 

"  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or  Christ  is  there !" 
Your  stronger  proofs  divinely  give, 
And  show  us  where  the  Christians  live ! 

2  Your  claim,  alas  !  ye  cannot  prove  ; 
Ye  want  the  genuine  mark  of  love : 
Thou  only,  Lord,  thine  own  canst  know 
For  sure  thou  hast  a  church  below. 

3  Scattered  o'er  all  the  earth  they  lie, 
Till  thou  collect  them  with  thine  eye 
Draw  by  the  music  of  thy  name, 
And  charm  into  a  beauteous  frame. 

4  For  this  the  pleading  Spirit  groans. 
And  cries  in  all  thy  banish'd  ones  : 
Love,  greatest  of  thy  gifts  impart, 
And  make  us  of  one  mind  and  heart. 

5  Join  ev'ry  soul  that  looks  to  thee, 
In  bonds  of  perfect  charity  : 

Now,  Lord,  thy  glorious  fulness  give, 
And  ail  in  all  for  ever  live. 


524  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

73.  lis  &83.    Anonymous. 

The  glory  of  Christ. 

1  O  THOU  in  whose  presence  our  souls  take 
On  whom  in  affliction  we  call ;  [delight, 

Our  comfort  by  day,  and  our  song  in  tne  night, 
Our  hope,  our  salvation,  our  all. 

2  Where  dost  thou  at  noontide  resort  with  thy 

sheep, 
To  feed  in  the  pastures  of  love ; 
Say  why  in  the  valley  of  death  should  we  weep? 
Or  alone  in  the  wilderness  rove? 

3  O  why  should  we  wander  as  aliens  from  thee 
Or  cry  in  the  desert  for  bread  t 

Thy  foes  will  rejoice  when  our  sorrows  they 
see, 
And  smile  at  the  tears  we  have  shed. 

4  Ye  daughters  of  Zion,  declare  have  youse?n 
The  star  that  on  Israel  shone  ? 

Say,  if  in  your  tents  our  beloved  has  been, 
And  where  with  his  llock  he  has  gone  ? 

5  This  is  our  beloved,  his  form  is  divine, 
His  vestments  shed  odours  around ; 

The  locks  on  his  head  are  as  grapes  on  the  vine, 
When  autumn  with  plenty  is  crown'd. 

6  The  roses  of  Sharon,  the  lilies  that  grow 
In  the  vales,  on  the  banks  of  the  streams  ; 

On  his  cheek  in  the  beauty  of  excellence  glow, 
And  his  eyes  as  the  sun's  radiant  beams. 

7  His  voice  as  the  sound  of  the  dulcimer  sweet. 
Is  heard  through  the  shadow  of  death; 

The  cedars  of  Lebanon  bow  at  his  feet, 
The  air  is  perfum'd  with  his  breath. 

S  His  lips  as  a  fountain  of  righteousness  flow, 
That  waters  the  garden  of  grace ;       [know. 

From  which  their  salvation  the  Gentiles  shall 
And  bask  in  the  smiles  of  his  face. 

9  Love  sits  on  his  eyelids,  and  scatters  delight 
Through  all  the  bright  mansions  on  high  ; 

Their  faces  the  cherubim  veil  in  his  sight, 
And  praise  him  with  fulness  of  joy. 

10  He  looks,  and  ten  thousands  of  angels  re- 
And  myriads  wait  for  his  word  ;  [  joke, 


SPIRITUAL    SOKGS.  525 

He  speaks,  and  eternity  fill'd  with  his  voice, 
Re-echoes  the  praise  of  the  Lord. 

74.  lis.    Anonymous. 

Love  to  Christ. 

1  O  JESUS,  our  Saviour  to  thee  we  submit, 
With  love  and  thanksgiving  fall  down  at  thy 

feet; 
In  sacrifice  offer  our  souls,  flesh,  and  blood  ; 
Thou  art  our  redeemer,  who  brought  us  to  God. 

2  We  love  thee,  we  love  thee,  we  love  thee,  our 

love,  [Dove : 

We  love  thee,  our  Saviour,  we  love  thee,  our 
We  love  thee,  we  love  thee,'  and  that  thou  dost 

know, 
Bat  how  much  we  love  thee  we  never  can  show. 

3  We're  happy,  we're  happy,  O    wondrous 

account ! 
Our  joys  are  immortal,  we  stand  on  the  mount ; 
We  gaze  on  our  treasure,  and  long  to  be  there, 
With  Jesus  and  angels,  our  kindred  so  dear. 

4  O  who's  like  our  Saviour  1   he's  Salem's 

bright  King  !  [sing  ; 

He  smiles  and  he  loves  us,  and  learns  us  to 
We'll  praise  him,  we'll  praise  him,  with  notes 

loud  and  shrill, 
While  rivers  of  pleasure  our  spirits  do  fill. 

To.  8s.    Newton. 

Longing  for  Christ. 

1  HOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours. 

When  Jesus  no  longer  we  view ; 
Sweet  prospects,    sweet   birds,  and  sweet 
flowers, 

Then  lose  all  their  loveliness  too ! 
The  midsummer  sun  shines  but  dim, 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay ; 
But  when  we  are  happy  in  him, 

December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 

And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice  ; 
His  presence  disperses  our  gloom, 
And  makes  all  within  us  rejoice : 


026  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

We  should,  did  we  always  him  see, 
Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear ; 

No  mortals  so  happy  could  be, 
Our  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 

We're  all  to  his  pleasure  resign'd  ; 
No  changes  of  season  or  place 

Would  make  any  change  in  our  mind : 
While  bless'd  with  a  sense  of  his  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear : 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove, 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  us  there 

4  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  we  are  thine, 

If  thou  art  our  sun  and  our  song, 
Say,  why  do  we  languish  and  pine? 

And  why  are  our  winters  so  long  1 
O  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  our  sky, 

Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore : 
Or  take  us  to  thee  upon  high, 

Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more 

/  6.      8s,  8s,  8s,  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 
Praise  to  Christ. 

1  REJOICE,  O  earth,  the  Lord  is  King, 
To  him  your  humble  tribute  bring, 
Let  Jacob  rise,  and  Zion  sing, 

And  all  the  world  with  praises  ring, 
And  give  to  Jesus  glory. 

2  O  may  the  saints,  of  ev'ry  name, 
Unite  to  serve  the  bleeding  Lamb  ; 
May  jars  and  discords  cease  to  flame, 
And  all  the  Saviour's  love  proclaim, 

And  give  to  Jesus  glory. 

3  We  long  \.o  see  the  Christians  join, 
In  union  sweet,  and  love  divine, 

And  glory  through  the  churches  shine, 
And  Gentiles  crowding  to  the  sign, 
To  give  to  Jesus  glory. 

4  O  may  the  distant  lands  rejoice, 

And  mourners  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice, 
While  praise  their  happy  tongues  employs, 
And  all  obtain  immortal  joys, 
And  give  to  Jesics  glory. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  527 

5  Our  souls  grow  happy  while  we  sing, 
We  feel  that  we  are  on  the  wing, 
We'll  shout  salvation  to  our  King, 
Till  we  to  heav'n  our  trophies  bring. 

And  give  to  Jesus  glory. 

6  Then  tears  shall  all  be  wip'd  away, 
And  Christians  never  go  astray  ; 
When  we  are  freed  from  cumbrous  clay, 
We'll  praise  the  Lord  in  endless  day,. 

Ana  give  to  Jesus  glory. 

77.  5s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

1  YE  servants  of  God, 
Your  Master  proclaim, 
And  publish  abroad, 
His  wonderful  name ; 

The  name  all  victorious 

Of  Jesus  extol ; 
His  kingdom  is  glorious, 

And  rules  over  all. 

2  God  ruleth  on  high, 
Almighty  to  save ; 
And  still  he  is  nigh, 
His  presence  we  have : 

The  great  congregation 

His  triumph  shall  sing, 
Ascribing  salvation, 

To  Jesus  our  King. 

3  Salvation  to  God, 
Who  sits  on  the  throne, 
Let  all  cry  aloud, 

And  honour  the  Son ; 
Our  Jesus'  praises 

The  angels  proclaim, 
Fall  down  on  their  faces,. 

And  worship  the  Lamb. 

4  Then  let  us  adore, 
And  give  him  his  right ; 
All  glory  and  power, 
And  wisdom  and  might ; 

All  honour  and  blessing, 

With  angels  above, 
And  thanks  never-ceasing, 

And  infinite  love. 


528  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

/  8.  7s.    Anonymous. 

Give  us  Jesus. 

1  GRACIOUS  Lord,  incline  thine  ear, 
Our  requests  vouchsafe  to  hear; 
Hear  our  never-ceasing  cry, 

Give  us  Jesus,  or  we  die. 

2  Wealth  and  honour,  we  disdain, 
Earthly  pleasures,  Lord,  are  vain ; 
Thesecan  never  satisfy; 

Give  us  Jesus,  or  we  die. 

3  Lord,  deny  us  what  thou  wilt, 
Only  save  our  souls  from  guilt ; 
Suppliant,  at  thy  feet  we  lie, 
Give  us  Jesus,  or  we  die. 

4  Weak,  unholy,  and  unclean, 
We  are  much  defil'd  with  sin, 
On  thy  mercy  we  rely, 

Give  us  Jesus,  or  we  die. 

5  Thou  dost  freely  save  the  lost, 
In  thy  grace  alone  we  trust ; 
With  our  earnest  suit  comply, 
Give  us  Jesus,  or  we  die. 

6  Thou  hast  promis'd  to  forgive 
All  who  in  thy  Son  believe ; 
Lord,  we  know  thou  canst  not  lie, 
Give  us  Jesus,  or  we  die. 

79.  7s.    Anonymous. 

li  Lot  est  thou  me?" 

1  HARK,  my  soul,— it  is  the  Lord ! 
'Tis  thy  Saviour,  hear  his  word  ; 
Jesus  speaks,  he  speaks  to  thee ! 

"  Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  me  1 " 

2  "I  deliver'd  thee  when  bound, 

And  when  bleeding,  heal'd  thy  wound ; 
Sought  thee  wandering,  set  thee  right, 
Turn'd  thy  darkness  into  light. 

3  "  Can  a  mother's  tender  care 
Cease  towards  the  child  she  bare  ? 
Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be, 

Yet  I  will  remember  thee. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  529 

4  "  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above, 
Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath, 
Free  and  faithful,  strong  as  death. 

5  "  Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  faith  is  done, — 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be : 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  me?" 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint 
That  my  love  is  still  so  faint, 
Yet  I  love  thee,  and  adore : 

O  for  grace  to  love  thee  more ! 

80.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

The  good  Shepherd. 

1  LET  thy  kingdom,  blessed  Saviour, 

Come  and  bid  our  jarring  cease  ; 
Come,  O  come,  and  reign  for  ever, 

God  of  love,  and  Prince  of  Peace  : 
Visit  now  thy  precious  Zion, 

See  thy  people  mourn  and  weep , 
Day  and  night  thy  lambs  are  crying, 

Come  good  Shepherd  feed  thy  sheep. 

2  Many  follow  men's  inventions, 

And  submit  to  human  laws ; 
Hence  division  and  contentions 

Sully  the  Redeemer's  cause : 
Hence  we  suffer  persecution, 

While  the  foolish  virgins  sleep : 
All  is  uproar  and  confusion, 

Come  good  Shepherd  lead  thy  sheep. 

3  Some  of  Paul,  some  of  Apollos, 

Some  of  Cephas,  few  agree ; 
Jesus  let  us  hear  thee  call  us, 

Help  us  Lord  to  follow  thee : 
Then  we'll  rush  through  what  incumbers 

Ev'ryhind'rance  overleap  ; 
Fearing  not  their  force  or  numbers, 

Come  good  Shepherd  feed  thy  sheep. 

4  Come  good  Lord,  with  courage  arm  us, 

Persecution  we'll  not  fear ; 
Nothing  Lord  we  know  can  harm  us, 
While  our  loving  Shepherd's  near : 


530  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

Glory !  glory  !  give  him  glory, 
Strong  is  he  and  he  will  keep ; 

He  will  clear  our  way  before  us, 
The  good  Shepherd  feeds  his  sheep. 

81.  7s.    Anonymous. 

1  JESUS,  shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
Gracious  is  thine  arm  to  keep 
All  thy  flocks  with  tender  care, 
Fed  in  pasture  large  and  fair. 

2  Thee  the  sheep  profess  and  own, 
Thee  they  love,  and  thee  alone, 
Known  of  them,  and  known  to  thee, 
They  will  never  from  thee  flee. 

3  Strangers  they  will  not  obey, 
Thee  they  follow  as  the  way  : 
They  delight  to  find  thee  near ; 
They  delight  thy  voice  to  hear. 

4  Lead  to  pastures  fair  and  green, 
Where  thy  lovely  face  is  seen  ; 
Bid  us  to  the  fountain  go, 
Where  the  living  waters  flow. 

5  Walk  before  us  in  the  way, 
Keep  us  lest  we  run  astray ; 
Teach  us  in  thy  steps  to  tread, 
Make  us  like  our  living  head. 

6  When  thy  sheep  in  judgment  stand, 
Place  us  there  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
Speak  the  sentence  of  the  blest, 
Bid  us  enter  endless  rest. 

82.  L.  M.  6L.    D.  R.  Thompson. 

Worthy  the  Lamb. 

1  WORTHY  the  Lamb  of  boundless  sway, 
In  earth  and  heaven  the  Lord  of  all ; 
Ye  princes,  rulers,  powers  obey, 

And  low  before  his  footstool  fall : 
Let  earth  rejoice  ;  the  Lamb  was  slain, 
He  rose ;  hi  lives ;  he  lives  to  reign. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  531 

2  Riches  and  all  that  decks  the  great 

From  worlds  unnumber'd  hither  bring ; 
The  tribute  pour  before  his  seat, 

And  hail  the  triumphs  of  our  King. 
Wisdom  and  strength  are  his  alone, 
Honour  has  built  his  lofty  throne. 

3  From  heav'n,  from  earth  loud  bursts  of  praise 

The  mighty  blessings  shall  proclaim, 
Blessings  that  earth  to  glory  raise, 

Creation's  voice  shall  hymn  the  fame ; 
Higher !  still  higher  swell  the  strain, 
The  Lamb  shall  ever,  ever  reign. 

S3.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Christ  the  Source  of  Pleasure. 

1  SAVIOUR,  richest  source  of  pleasure, 

Fountain  whence  our  comfort  flows, 
More  to  be  desired  than  treasure, 

Treasure  which  this  world  bestows : 
Dearest  source  of  consolation, 

Refuge  to  the  poor  distress'd, 
Thou  canst  calm  our  perturbation, 

Thou  canst  give  the  weary  rest. 

2  Bid  the  billows,  loudly  raging, 

Calmly  at  thy  voice  subside ; 
Bid  the  clouds,  that  storms  presaging, 

Soon  to  distant  quarters  glide. 
As  the  evening  sun  declining, 

Sheds  around  a  softer  ray, 
May  thy  milder  radiance  shining, 

Calmly  gild  our  closing  day. 

3  As  the  soul,  released  from  trouble, 

Views  with  joy  its  sorrows  past, 
Views  them  as  an  empty  bubble 

On  the  billowy  ocean  cast : 
Oh !  how  sweet  in  retrospection, 

Pains  and  sorrows  well  endured  ; 
'Twas  through  suffering — sweet  reflection, 

Christ  our  brightest  hopes  procured. 

4  Let  us,  then,  on  him  reclining, 

For  his  sake  our  patience  prove  ; 
Sure  we  oft,  without  repining, 
Suffer  much  for  those  we  love. 


532  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

Soon  this  path,  so  dark  and  dreary, 
Shall  in  fairer  scenes  expand  ; 

Soon  the  traveller,  faint  and  weary, 
Shall  behold  the  promised  land. 

84.  5s&6s.    Anonymous. 

Following  Christ. 

1  APPOINTED  by  thee 

We  meet  in  thy  name, 
And  meekly  agree 

To  follow  the  Lamb  ; 
To  trace  thine  example, 

The  world  to  disdain, 
And  constantly  trample 

On  pleasure  and  pain. 

2  O  what  shall  we  do 

Our  Saviour  to  love ; 
To  make  us  anew, 

Come,  Lord,  from  above : 
The  fruit  of  thy  passion, 

Thy  holiness  give ! 
Give  us  the  salvation 

Of  all  that  believe1 ! 

3  O  Jesus,  appear, 

No  longer  delay 
To  sanctify  here, 

And  bear  us  away : 
The  end  of  our  meeting 

On  earth  let  us  see ; 
Triumphantly  sitting 

In  glory  with  thee ! 

b5.  7s.    Anonymous. 

Tlie  Christian  Warfare. 

1  BRETHREN,  while  we  sojourn  here, 

Fight  we  must,  but  should  not  fear, 
Foes  we  have,  but  we've  a  friend, 

One  who  loves  us  to  the  end ; 
Forward  then  with  courage  go, 

Long  we  shall  not  dwell  below ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 

Child,  your  Father  calls— Come  home. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  53c 

2  In  the  world  a  thousand  snares 

Lay  to  take  us  unawares  ; 
Satan  with  tnalicious  art, 

Watches  each  unguarded  heart; 
But  from  Satan's  malice  free, 

Saints  shall  soon  victorious  be ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 

Child,  your  Father  calls— Come  home. 

3  But  of  all  the  foes  we  meet, 

None  so  apt  to  turn  6m-  feet ; 
None  betray  us  into  sin, 

Like  the  foes  we  have  within ; 
Yet  let  nothing  spoil  your  peace, 

Christ  will  also  conquer  these  ; 
Then  the  joyful  news  will  come, 

Child,  your  Father  calls— Come  home. 

86.  8s.    Anonymous. 

The  Christian  Soldier. 

1  THY  Soldiers,  Lord,  thou  hast  us  made, 

Thou  art  our  Captain,  King,  and  Head; 
And  under  thee  we  still  will  fight, 

The  fight  of  faith  with  all  our  might. 
The  cross  all  stain'd  with  hallow'd  blood 

The  ensign  of  our  conquering  Lord ; 
The  Christian  soldier's  standard  is, 

And  we  will  fight  for  King  Jesus. 

2  O  make  us,  Lord,  what  we  should  be, 

To  boldly  face  the  enemy ; 
That  when  alarm'd  to  call  the  Lord, 

And  pass  the  word  to  all  the  guard  ; 
Grant  us  the  weapons  of  thy  word, 

The  Spirit's  powerful  two-edg'd  sword, 
To  slay  our  foes  where'er  they  be, 

And' own  the  victory  won  by  thee. 

3  Thou  art  our  Lord,  keep  us  we  pray, 

That  we  may  run  the  heavenly  way ; 
Nor  from  our  duty  e'er  depart, 

But  live  to  Christ  with  all  the  heart. 
Help  us  to  walk  in  humbleness, 

March  in  the  way  of  holiness, 
O  make  us  pure  and  spotless  too, 

And  fit  to  stand  the  grand  review. 


534  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

4  That  when  our  General  shall  come, 

With  sound  of  trumpet,  not  of  drum ; 
'Tis  then  our  well  dress'd  ranks  shall  stand, 

In  full  review  at  God's  right  hand ; 
And  when  our  foes  shall  get  the  rout, 

And  Jesus  wheels  them  left  about; 
Then  we'll  march  up  the  heavenly  street, 

And  ground  our  arms  at  Jesus'  feet. 

5  The  war  is  o'er,  and  we  are  free 

To  join  the  blood-wash'd  company ; 
Our  wages  shall  be  harps  of  gold, 

And  joys  of  heaven  which  can't  be  told. 
There  we  shall  drink  full  draughts  of  wine. 

The  band  of  music  we  shall  join ; 
And  hallelujah's  highest  key 

Shall  be  our  theme  eternally. 

o7.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  HARK  !  listen  to  the  trumpeters, 

They  call  for  volunteers ; 
On  Zion's  bright  and  flow'ry  mount, 

Behold  their  officers  : 
Their  garments  white,  their  armour  bright 

With  courage  bold  they  stand, 
Enlisting  soldiers  for  their  King, 

To  march  to  Canaan's  land. 

2  It  sets  our  hearts  all  in  a  flame, 

His  soldier's  for  to  be  ; 
We  will  enlist,  gird  on  our  arms, 

And  fight  for  liberty — 
We  want  no  cowards  in  our  bands 

Who  will  their  colours  fly ; 
We  call  for  valiant-hearted  men, 

Who're  not  afraid  to  die. 

3  To  see  his  armies  on  parade, 

How  martial  they  appear ; 
All  arm'd  and  dress'd  in  uniform, 

They  look  like  men  of  war. 
They  follow  their  great  General, 

The  great  all-conq'ring  King, 
His  garments  stain'd  in  his  own  blood, 

King  Jesus  is  his  name. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS .  535 

4  Lift  up  your  hearts,  ye  soldiers  bold, 

Redemption's  drawing  nigh ; 
We  soon  shall  hear  the  trumpet  sound, 

That  shakes  both  earth  and  sky. 
In  fiery  chariots  we  shall  ride, 

And  leave  the  world  on  fire, 
And  all  surround  the  glorious  throne. 

And  join  the  heavenly  choir. 

88.  7s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 

Enlisting  Orders. 

1  O  DON'T  you  hear  the  alarm  ! 

Hark  !  how  the  trumpet  sounds , 
It  is  the  God  of  glory, 

He  sends  his  gospel  round  : 
Come  and  accept,  the  offer 

Before  it  is  too  late ; 
For  Jesus  is  now  calling  you 

Into  a  happy  state. 

2  Come  let  us  walk  together, 

And  join  both  heart  and  hand  ; 
For  Jesus  is  our  Captain, 

'Tis  he  who  leads  the  band. 
The  trumpets  are  now  blowing, 

For  all  the  volunteers, 
Come  be  a  valiant  soldier, 

And  cast  away  your  fears. 

3  O  who  will  list  for  Jesus, 

A  soldier  now  to  make, 
And  like  a  faithful  subject, 

His  armour  on  you  take : 
Here's  food  and  raiment  plenty. 

Enough  and  some  to  spare, 
And  all  things  else  provided, 

Which  you  shall  need  to  wear. 

4  And  when  the  war  is  ended, 

We'll  lay  our  weapons  by, 
And  soar  aloft  with  Jesus, 

To  reign  above  the  sky ; 
There  we  shall  wear  the  laurel, 

When  all  our  foes  are  slain, 
And  take  the  large  possession,  where 

Our  Jesus  ever  reigns. 


536  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

89.  7s.    Anonvmous. 

1  CHRIST  is  set  on  Zion's  hill, 
He  receivetli  sinners  still ! 

Who  will  serve  this  blessed  King ! 
Come  enlist,  and  with  us  sing. 

We  his  soldiers  sure  shall  be, 

Happy  in  eternity. 

2  Zion;s  King  our  captain  is, 
Conquests  we  shall  never  miss ; 
Let  the  powers  of  hell  engage, 
Strive  to  hurt  with  all  their  rage. 

3  Wicked  men  we  do  not  fear, 
Though  they  persecute  us  here  ; 
True,  they  may  our  bodies  kill, 
But  our  King's  on  Zion's  hill. 

4  When  this  life's  short  space  is  o'er, 
We  shall  live  to  die  no  more ; 
Therefore  will  we  take  the  sword, 
Fight  for  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

5  Come,  ye  worldlings,  come  enlist, 
'Tis  the  voice  of  Jesus  Christ ; 
Whosoever  will  may  come, 
Jesus  Christ  refuseth  none. 

6  Be  persuaded,  take  his  pay, 
All  your  sins  he'll  wash  away 
Now  in  Jesus'  name  believe, 
Future  happiness  he'll  give. 

Yes,  in  heaven  you'll  surely  be, 
Praising  God  eternally. 

90.  7s.    Anonymous. 
Meeting  of  Friends. 

1  WELL,  dear  friends,  we've  met  again, 
Met  with  joy  in  friendship's  reign : 
Oft  has  glowing  hope  aspir'd, 

Oft  have  we  in  love  retir'd, 

Oft  has  death  and  sorrow  reign'd. 

Yet  through  grace  we've  met  again. 

2  Though  a  length  of  time  has  past, 
Sin  .c  in  love  we  parted  last ; 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  537  v 

Though  in  climes  far  distant  wide, 
In  our  duty  we  have  sighed  ; 
sTet  we  present  oft  have  been, 
Serving  God  through  Christ  his  Son. 

3  Bless  the  Lord,  our  God  most  high, 
Who  us  made  divinely  nigh; 
Nigh  to  him  in  heart  and  mind, 
And  in  Christ  our  spirits  join'd. 
In  this  Gospel  unity, 
May  we  dwell  eternally. 

91.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

Parting. 

1  FAREWELL  dear  brethren  in  the  Lord : 

The  gospel  sounds  the  jubilee ; 
Our  stammering  tongues  shall  sound  aloud, 

From  land  to  land,  from  sea  to  sea : 
And  as  we  preach  from  place  to  place, 
We'll  trust  alone  in  God's  free  grace. 

2  Farewell  in  bonds  of  union  dear, 

Like  strings  you  twine  about  the  heart ; 
We  humbly  beg  your  earnest  prayer, 

Till  we  shall  meet  no  more  to  part ; 
Till  we  shall  meet  in  heaven  above, 
Encircled  in  eternal  love. 

3  Farewell  young  people  one  and  all, 

While  God  will  give  us  breath  to  breathe, 
We'll  pray  to  the  eternal  All, 

That  our  dear  souls  in  Christ  may  live ; 
That  our  dear  souls  prepar'd  may  be, 
To  dwell  in  bliss  eternally. 

4  Farewell,  farewell !  we  look  above ; 

Jesus  our  friend,  to  thee  we  call ; 
Our  joy,  our  crown,  our  only  love, 

Our  safeguard  here,  our  heaven,  our  all 
Our  theme  to  preach,  our  song  to  sing, 
Our  only  hope  in  death — Amen. 

92.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  PILGRIMS  witn  pleasure  let  us  part, 
Since  we  are  of  one  mind  and  heart ; 
No  length  of  days,  nor  distant  place, 
Can  ever  break  these  bands  of  grace. 


538  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

2  Parting  with  joy  we'll  join  and  sing, 
The  wonders  of  our  Lord  and  King, 
Our  distant  bodies  may  remove, 
But  nothing  shall  divide  our  love. 

3  In  vain  may  earth  and  hell  combine, 
To  quench  that  love  which  is  divine : 
It  will  not  cease  with  dying  breath, 
Nor  cool  when  we  are  cold  in  death. 

4  Now  join'd  in  love  in  Jesus'  name, 
Let's  part  and  fly  to  spread  his  fame ; 
That  other  souls  may  leave  their  wo, 
And  join  with  us  in  glory  too. 

5  A  few  more  rolling  days  and  years, 
Shall  bring  a  period  to  our  tears ;. 

We  soon  shall  reach  that  blissful  shore, 
"Where  parting  shall  be  known  no  more. 

6  There  shall  our  souls  adore  the  hand. 
That  led  us  through  this  desert  land  ; 
Lose  all  our  griefs,  forget  our  pains, 
And  join  in  everlasting  strains. 

93.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  LET  us  rise  and  go  to  Zion's  hill, 
Where  all  the  peace  ana  glory  dwells, 
And  sit  and  sing  to  God  our  King, 
And  praise  his  name  forevermore. 

We'll  march  to  Canaan's  land, 
We'll  land  on  Canaan's  shore, 
Where  pleasures  never  end, 
And  troubles  come  no  more  ; 
We'll  go  and  see  what  joys  are  there. 

2  Fare  you  well  dear  friends,  we  must  be  gon* 
We  have  no  home  nor  stay  with  you, 

We'll  tak',  our  staffs  and  travel  on, 
Till  Ave  a  better  world  can  view. 

3  Travel  on  to  blest  eternity, 
Where  Jesus  waits  for  us  to  come, 
In  death's  dark  gloom  shout  victory, 
And  rjse  to  our  eternal  home. 

4  Golden  joys  above,  where  Jesus  dwells, 
His  love  is  full  for  every  saint, 
Fountain  of  life  immortal  flows, 
Through  heavenly  worlds  without  restraint. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  539 

94.  C.  M.    Anonymous. 

L  LORD,  when  together  here  we  meet, 

And  taste  thy  heavenly  grace, 

Thy  smiles  are  so  divinely  sweet, 

We're  loath  to  leave  the  place. 

2  Yet,  Father,  since  it  is  thy  will 

That  we  must  part  again, 
O  let  thy  precious  presence  still 
With  every  one  remain. 

3  Thus  let  us  all  in  Christ  be  one, 

Bound  with  the  cords  of  love, 
Till  we  around  thy  glorious  throne, 
Shall  joyous  meet  above : 

4  Where  sin  and  son-ow  from  each  heart, 

Shall  then  for  ever  fly, 
And  not  one  thought,  that  we  shall  part. 
Once  intercept  our  joy. 

95.  lis.    Anonymous. 

1  FAREWELL,  my  dear  brethren,  the  time 

is  at  hand, 
That  we  must  be  parted  from  this  social  band 
Our  sev'ral  engagements  do  call  us  away, 
Separation  is  needful,  and  we  must  obey. 

2  Farewell,  loving  Christians,  farewell  for  a- 

while,  [smile ; 

We'll  soon  meet  again  if  kind  heaven  should 
And,  while  we  are  parted  and  scatter'd  abroad, 
We'll  pray  for  each  other,  and  wrestle  with 

God! 

3  Farewell,  faithful  soldiers,  you'll  soon  be  dis- 

charg'd, 
The  war  is  just  ended,  the  treasure's  enlarg'd  ; 
With  singing  and  shouting,  tho'  Jordan  may 

roar, 
We'll  enter  fair  Canaan,  and  rest  on  the  shore. 

4  Farewell,  ye  young  converts,  who've  listed 

for  war, 
Sore  trials  await  you,  but  Jesus  is  near ; 
And  though  you  must  walk,  through  this  dark 

wilderness.  [peace. 

Your  Captain's  before  you,  he'll  lead  you  to 


t)40  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

5  The  world,  flesh,  and  Satan,  and  hell  all 

unite, 
And  bold  persecutors  will  strive  to  affright ; 
Yet  Jesus  stands  for  you,  he's  greater  than  they, 
Let  this  animate  you  to  march  on  the  way. 

6  Farewell,  seeking  mourners,  with  sad  bro- 

ken heart,  [part ; 

O  haste  to  know  Jesus,  and  choose  the  good 
He's  full  of  compassion,  and  mighty  to  save, 
His  arms  are  extended  your  souls  to  receive. 

7  Farewell,    careless   sinners,   for   you    do  1 

mourn, 

To  think  on  your  danger,  and  you  unconcern'd ; 

I've  heard  of  a  judgment,  where  all  must  ap- 
pear, [ing  fear. 

0  there  you'll  stand  trembling  with  torment- 

8  Your  frolicks  and  pastimes  in  which  vou  de- 

light,   '  [fright, 

Will  serve  to  torment  you  in  that  dreadful 
You'll  think  on  these  sermons  which  you've 

heard  in  vain, 
When  hope's  gone  for  ever  of  hearing  again. 

9  Farewell,   faithful  pilgrims,  farewell  all  a- 

round,  [sound ; 

Perhaps  we'll  not  meet  till  the  last  trump  shaD 
To  meet  you  in  glory  I  give  you  my  hand, 
The  Saviour  to  praise  in  a  pure  social  band. 

96.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  MY  dearest  friends  in  bonds  of  love, 
Whose  hearts  in  sweetest  union  move; 
Your  friendship's  like  a  drawing  band ; 
Yet  we  must  take  the  parting  hand, 
Your  comp'ny  sweet,  your  union  dear, 
Your  words  delightfulto  mine  ear, 
And  when  I  see  that  we  must  part, 
You  draw  like  cords  around  my  heart. 

2  How  sweet  the  hours  have  pass'd  away, 
Since  we  have  met  to  sing  and  pray ; 
How  loath  we've  been  to  leave  the  place, 

-Where  Jesus  shows  his  smiling  face. 
O  could  I  stay  wi'h  friends  so  kind  : 
How  would  it  cheer  my  drooping  mind ; 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  541 

But  duty  makes  me  understand, 
That  we  must  take  the  parting  hand. 

3  Then  since  it  is  God's  holy  will, 
We  must  be  parted  for  a  while, 
In  sweet  submission  all  as  one, 
We'll  say  our  Father's  will  be  done. 
How  oft  I've  seen  your  flowing  tears, 
And  heard  you  tell  your  hopes  and  fears, 
Four  hearts  with  love  have  seem'd  to  flame, 
Which  makes  me  hope  we'll  meet  again. 

4  I  hope  you'll  all  remember  me, 
If  you  no  more  on  earth  I  see ; 

An  int'rest  in  your  prayers  I  crave, 
That  we  may  meet  beyond  the  grave. 
O  glorious  day,  O  blessed  hope  ! 
My  heart  leap's  forward  at  the  thought. 
When  in  that  happy,  happy  land, 
We'll  no  more  take  the  parting  hand. 

9  7  .  8s,  7s  &  4s.    Anonymous. 

1  FATHER,  grant  us  all  a  blessing, 

Send  it  down  Lord  from  above, 
Let  us  all  go  home  with  praising, 
And  rejoicing  in  thy  love ; 

Farewell  brethren, 
Soon  we  all  shall  meet  above. 

2  Saviour,  pardon  all  our  folly, 

Since  we've  in  thy  presence  been, 
Make  us  humble,  make  us  holy, 
Make  us  free  from  ev'ry  sin  ; 

Farewell  brethren, 
Soon  we  all  shall  meet  againi 

3  Let  thy  presence,  Lord,  go  with  us, 

To  each  one's  respective  home, 
Let  the  blessing  of  our  Jesus 
Rest  upon  us  every  one : 

Farewell  brethren, 
Soon  we  all  shall  meet  at  home. 

4  Then  we'll  sing  and  shout  for  ever, 

Then  will  parting  be  no  more ; 

Then,  O  then,  we'll  rest  together, 

On  that  fair  and  happy  shore : 

Farewell  brethren, 
Soon  we'll  meetj  and  part  no  more. 


542  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

98.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

1  FAREWELL,  my  friends,  I  must  be  gone, 
I  have  no  residence  with  you ; 

I'll  take  my  staff  and  travel  on, 

Till  1  a  better  world  can  view. 
Farewell,  farewell,  farewell, 
My  loving  friends,  farewell. 

2  Farewell,  my  friends,  time  rolls  along, 
Nor  waits  for  mortal's  care  nor  bliss ; 
I  leave  you  here,  and  travel  on, 

Till  I  arrive  where  Jesus  is. 

:i  Farewell,  my  brethren  in  the  Lord, 
To  you  I'm  bound  with  cords  of  love; 
Yet  we  believe  his  gracious  word, 
That  soon  we  all  shall  meet  above. 

4  Farewell,  old  soldiers  of  the  cross, 
You've  struggled  long  and  hard  for  heav'n, 
You've  counted  all  things  else  but  loss  ; 
Fight  on,  the  crown  shall  soon  he  given  : 

Fight  on,  fight  on,  fight  on, 
The  crown  shall  soon  be  given. 

5  Farewell,  ye  blooming  sons  of  God, 
Sore  conflicts  yet  await  for  you ; 

But  dauntless  keep  the  heavenly  road, 
Till  Canaan's  happy  land  you  view. 
Farewell,  Spc. 

6  Farewell,  poor  careless  sinners,  too, 

It  grieves  my  heart  to  leave  you  here ; 
Eternal  vengeance  waits  for  you, 
O  turn,  and  find  salvation  near. 

O  turn,  O  turn,  O  turn, 

And  find  salvation  near. 

99.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

1  WHITHER  goest  thou,  pilgrim,  stranger, 
Wandering  through  this  gloomy  vale? 
Know'st  thou  not  'tis  full  of  danger, 
And  will  not  thy  courage  fail  1 

No !  Pm  bound  for  the  kingdom. ; 
Will  you  go  to  glory  with  me  7 
Hallelujah  !  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


SPIRITUAL   SONGS.  543 

2  Pilgrim  thou  dost  justly  call  me, 

Travelling  through  this  lonely  void ; 
But  no  ill  shall  e'er  befall  me, 
While  I'm  blest  with  such  a  guids. 

Oh,  I'm  bound  for  the  kingdom,  &c. 

3  Such  a  Guide  !  no  guide  attends  thee, 

Hence  for  thee  my  fears  arise  ; 
If  some  guardian  power  defend  thee, 
'Tis  unseen  by  mortal  eyes  : 

Oh,  I'm  bound  for  the  kingdom,  &c. 
Yes,  unseen ;  but  still  believe  me, 

Such  a  guide  my  steps  attend ; 
He'll  in  every  strait  relieve  me, 
He  will  guide  me  to  the  end : 

For  lam  bound  for  the  kingdom,  &c. 

5  Pilgrim,  see  that  stream  before  thee, 

Darkly  rolling  through  the  vale ; 
Should  its  boisterous  waves  roll  o'er  thee, 
Would  not  then  thy  courage  fail  ? 

No !  I'm  bound  for  the  kingdom,  &c. 

6  No :  that  stream  has  nothing  frightful, 

To  its  brink  my  steps  I'll  bend ; 
Thence  to  plunge  'twill  be  delightful ; 
There  my  pilgrimage  will  end. 

For  I'm  bound  for  the  kingdom,  &c. 

7  While  I  gazed,  with  speed  surprising, 

Down  the  vale  she  plunged  from  sight : 
Gazing  still,  I  saw  her  l-ising, 

Like  an  angel  clothed  in  light ! 

Oh,  she's  gone  to  the  kingdom, — 
Will  you  follow  her  to  glory  1 
Hallelujah !  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

100.  CM.    Anonymous. 

Tlie  Prodigal  Son. 

1  AFFLICTIONS,  though  they  seem  severe, 

In  mercy  oft  are  sent  ; 
They  stopp'd  the  prodigal's  career, 
And  taught  him  to  repent. 

2  His  father  saw  him  coming  back, 

He  saw,  and  ran,  and  smil'd, 
And  threw  his  arms  around  the  neck 
Of  his  rebellious  child. 


544  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

3  "Father,  I've  sinn'd — butO  forgive!" 

"  I've  heard  enough,"  he  said ; 
"Rejoice,  my  house,  my  son's  alive, 
For  whom"  I  niourn'd  as  dead. 

4  "  Now  let  the  fatten'd  calf  be  slain, 

And  spread  the  news  around; 

My  son  was  dead,  but  lives  again, 

Was  lost,  but  now  is  found." 

5  'Tis  thus  the  Lord  his  love  reveals, 

To  call  poor  sinners  home ; 
More  than  a  father's  love  he  feels, 
And  welcomes  all  that  come. 

101.  7s&Ss.    Anonymous. 
The  Convert's  Song. 

1  COME,  all  ye  sons  of  Zion 
Who  are  waiting  for  Salvation, 

Have  your  lamps  trimm'd  and  burning, 
For  behold  the  proclamation — 
Saying,  '-'all  things  now  are  ready 
"  For  the  poor,  and  for  the  needy ; 
"All  my  fatlings  now  are  killed, 
"And  prepared  on  the  table." 

2  Arise,  and  get  ready, 
Hasten  to  the  marriage  supper 
While  the  Bridegroom  is  calling, 
And  while  poor  sinners  are  falling. 
See  the  Lord  of  Life  descending, 
And  the  judgment  trumpet  sounding 
Now  to  gather  all  the  nations 

To  the  final  Judgment  Day. 

3  O !  what  a  happy  meeting, 
When  Salvation  is  completed, 
And  all  tribulation  ended, 
And  the  spotless  robe  prepared 
For  the  bride  to  be  adorned, 

In  the  jasper  wall  be  crowned, 
Saying,  "  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  " 
In  the  New-Jerusalem. 

102.  8s  &  7s.    Anonymous. 

Perseverance. 
I  GLORY  to  God  that  we  have  found 
The  pearl  of  our  salvation ! 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  545 

We're  marching  thro'  Emmanuel's  ground, 

Up  to  our  heavenly  station. 
And  we're  resolved  to- follow  on, 

And  never  to  forsake  him : 
But  always  keep  the  narrow  way, 

Till  we  do  overtake  him. 

2  "Fear  not,"  says  he,  "  Ye  little  flock, 

Ye're  of  immortal  glory ; 
For  ye  are  built  upon  the  Rock, 

And  th'  kingdom  lies  before  you. 
Fight  on,  fight  on,  ye  heirs  of  bliss, 

And  tell  the  pleasing  story, 
I'm  with  my  little  flock  always, 

Pll  bring  them  home  to  glory." 

103.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  Good  Old  Way. 

1  LIFT  up  your  heads,  Emmanuel's  friends, 
And  taste  the  pleasures  Jesus  sends ; 

Let  nothing  cause  you  to  delay ; 
But  hasten  on  the  good  old  way.  ■ 

CHORUS. 

For  we  have  siceethope  of  glory  in  our  souls  ; 
We  have  sweet  hope  of  glory  in  our  souls  ; 
We  feel,  we  feel,  we  feel  we're  on  our  journey 
home. 

2  Our  conflicts  here,  though  great  they  be, 
Shall  not  prevent  our  victory ; 

If  we  but  watch,  and  strive,  and  pray, 
Like  soldiers  in  the  good  old  way. 

3  Though  Satan  may  his  power  employ, 
Our  happy  moments  to  destroy ; 

Yet  never  fear,  we'll  win  the  day, 
And  shout  and  sing  the  good  old  way. 

4  O  good  old  way,  how  sweet  thou  art ! 
May  none  of  us  from  thee  depart ; 
But  may  our  actions  always  say, 
We're  walking  in  the  good  old  way. 

5  And  when  on  Pisgah's  top  we  stand, 
And  view  by  faith  the  promis'd  land, 
Then  we  will  shout,  and  sing,  and  pray 
And  march  along  the  good  old  way. 


546  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

104.  lis.    Anonymous. 

The  Saints'  sweet  Home. 

1  MIDST  scenes  of  confusion  and  creature  com- 

plaints, 
How  sweet  to  our  souls  is  communion  with 

saints. 
To  find  at  the  banquet  of  mercy,  there's 

room, 
And  feel  in  the  presence  of  Jesus  at  home. 
Home !  home !  sweet,  sweet  home, 
Prepare  us,  dear  Saviour,  for  glory,  our 

home. 

2  Sweet  bonds  that  unite  all  the  children  of 

peace, 
'  And  their  precious  Jesus  whose  love  cannot 

cease  ; 
Though  oft  from  thy  presence  in  sadness  we 

roam, 
We  long  to  behold  thee  in  glory,  our  home. 

3  We  sigh  from  this  body  of  sin  to  be  free, 
Which  hinders  our  joy  and  communion  witli 

thee; 
Though  now  our  temptations  like  billows 

may  foam, 
All,  all  will  be  peace  when  we're  with  thee 

at  home. 

4  We  long,  dearest  Lord,  in  thy  beauties  to 

shine, 
No  more  as  an  exile  in  sorrow  to  pine ; 
But  in  thy  dear  image  arise  from  the  tomb, 
With  glorified  millions  to  praise  thee  at  home. 

105.        8s,  8s  &  6s.    Anonymous. 
Taking  up  the  Cross. 

1  O  GLORIOUS  hope  of  perfect  love, 
Which  lifts  our  hearts  to  things  above ! 

It  bears  on  eagles'  wing ; 
It  gives  our  ravish'd  souls  a  taste, 
And  makes  us  for  some  moments  feast 
With  Jesus.  Priest  and  King. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  547 

The  things  eternal  we  pursue, 
A  happiness  beyond  the  view 

Of  those  who  basely  pant 
For  things  by  nature  felt  and  seen  : 
Their  honours,  wealth,  and  pleasures  mean, 

We  neither  have  nor  want. 

Nothing  on  earth  we  call  our  own, 
As  strangers  to  the  world  unknown, 

We  all  their  goods  despise  : 
We  trample  on  their  whole  delight, 
And  seek  a  city  out  of  sight, 

A  city  in  the  skies. 

4  There  is  our  house  and  portion  fair, 
Our  treasure  and  our  hearts  are  there, 

And  our  abiding  rest ; 
Then  let  the  pilgrim's  journey  end, 
'   And,  O  our  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend. 
Receive  us  to  thy  breast. 

106.  8s&7s.    Anonymous. 

Prayer  for  a  Revival. 

1  SAVIOUR,  visit  thy  plantation, 

Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain ! 
All  will  come  to  desolation, 

Unless  thou  return  again  : 
Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance, 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  high ; 
Lest,  for  want  of  thine  assistance, 

Ev'ry  plant  should  droop  ana  die. 

2  Surely,  once  thy  garden  flourish'd, 

Ev'ry  part  look'd  gay  and  green  ; 
Then  thy  word  our  spirits  nourish'd, 

Happy  seasons  we  have  seen ! 
But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded, 

And  a  sad  decline  we  see  ; 
Lord,  thy  help  is  greatly  needed ; 

Help  can  only  come  from  thee. 

3  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent, 

Make  us  prevalent  in  pray'r ; 
Let  each  one  esteem'd  thy  servant, 
Shun  the  world's  bewitching  snare ; 


548  SPIRITUAL   SONGS. 

Break  the  tempter's  fatal  pow'r ; 

Turn  the  stony  heart  10  flesh ; 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour, 

To  revive  thy  work  afresh. 

10/.  L.  M.    Anonymous. 

The  Christian's  Solace. 

1  THERE  is  a  heaven  o'er  yonder  skies, 
A  heaven  where  pleasure  never  dies, 
A  heaven  I  sometimes  hope  to  see, 
But  fear  again  'tis  not  for  me. 

But  Jesus,  Jesus  is  my  friend, 
O  hallelujah,  hallelujah, 
Jesus,  Jesus  is  my  friend. 

2  I  travel  through  a  world  of  foes, 
Thro'  conflicts  sore  my  spirit  goes ; 
The  tempter  cries  I  ne'er  shall  stand, 
Or  reach  fair  Canaan's  happy  land. 

3  Come  life,  come  death,  come  then  what  will, 
His  footsteps  I  will  follow  still ; 

Thro'  dangers  thick,  and  hell's  alarms, 
I  shall  be  safe  in  his  dear  arms. 

4  Then,  O  my  soul,  arise  and  sing, 
Yonder's  thy  Captain  and  thy  King, 
With  pleasing  smiles  he  now  looks  down, 
And  cries  "  press  on,  and  here's  thy  crown." 

5  "Prove  faithful  then,  a  few  more  days, 
Fight  the  good  fight,  and  win  the  race, 
And  then  thy  soul  with  me  shall  reign, 
Thy  head  a  crown  of  glory  gain." 

108.        Ss,  7s  &  4s.    Anonymous. 
Scorning  the  Message. 

1  SINNERS,  will  you  scorn  the  message, 
Sent  in  mercy  from  above  1 
Every  sentence — O,  how  tender ! 
Every  line  is  full  of  love ; 

Listen  to  it — 
Every  line  is  full  of  love. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  549 

2  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  Gospel, 

News  from  Zion's  king  proclaim, 
To  each  rebel  sinner — "Pardon, 
"Free  forgiveness  in  his  name!" 

How  important ! 
Free  forgiveness  in  his  name ! 

3  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succour ; 

Fearful  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears : 
And  with  news  of  consolation, 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears : 

Tender  heralds — 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears. 

4  Who  hath  our  report  believed  1 

Who  received  the  joyful  word? 
Who  embraced  the  news  of  pardon, 
Offer'd  to  you  by  the  Lord  ? 

Can  you  slight  it — 
Offer'd  to  you  by  the  Lord  ! 

109.  12s.    Anonymous. 

The  Church  in  her  purity. 

1  THE  time  soon  is  coming  by  the  prophets 

foretold, 
When  Zion  in  purity  the  world  will  behold, 
For  Jesus'  pure  testimony  will  gain  the  day, 
Denomination  selfishness  will  vanish  away. 

2  'Twill  then  be  discover'd  who  for  Jesus  will 

be,  [see; 

And  who  are  in  Babylon  the  saints  then  will 
The  line  of  division  then,  will  fully  be  known, 
Between  the  pure  Kingdom,  and  defiled  Baby- 
lon. 

3  What  beauty  the  church  will  then  put  on  in 

the  light, 
All  govern'd  by  Jesus  Christ,  who  always  leads 

right ;  [day, 

No  spot  on  her  countenance  in  that  glorious 
Unnecessary  ceremonies  vanish  away. 

4  Led  on  by  the  comforter,  what  sweet  will  be 

found,  [abound ; 

What  peace  and  what  harmony,  and  love  will 
Losing  time,  things  for  Jesus,  will  be  counted 

all  joy, 
And  helping  each  other  a  delightful  employ. 


550  SPIRITUAL    SONGS. 

5  The  watchmen  lift  up  their  voice  then,  all 

as  one ; 
East,  west,  north  and  southward,  to  and  fro 

they  will  run  ;  [cross, 

In  the  spirit's  pure  testimony  preach  up  the 
And  Mystery  Babylon,  must  suffer  the  loss. 

6  For  truth  cuts  its  way,  and  love  will  melt 

down  its  foes, 
The  pure  word  of  God  will  conquer  all  who 

oppose ;  [love, 

The  church  stand  in  purity,  in  peace,  and  in 
In  sight  of  her  enemies  she  rises  above. 

7  Now  let  all  who  wish  to  see  Millennium  begin. 
Come  out  and  be  separate,  from  sinners,  and 

sin ;  [all  sin, 

For  soon  as  the  churches  are  redeem'd  from 
The  time  call'd  Millenniumwill  surely  begin. 

110.  P  M.    Anonymous. 

The  Royal  Proclamation. 

1  HEAR  the  Royal  Proclamation, 
The  glad  tidings  of  salvation, 
Publish'd  unto  ev'ry  creature, 
To  the  ruin'd  sons  of  nature. 

CHORUS. 

Jesus  reigns,  he  reigns  victorious, 
Over  heaven  and  earth  most  glorious ; 
Jesus  reigns. 

2  See  the  royal  banner  flying, 
Hear  the  heralds  boldly  crying, 
"Rebel  sinners  !  royal  favour 
Now  is  offer'd  by  the  Saviour." 

3  Turn  unto  the  Lord  most  holy, 
Shun  the  paths  of  vice  and  folly, 
Turn,  O !  turn,  unto  the  Saviour, 
Turn,  or  you  are  lost  for  ever. 

4  Here  is  wine,  and  milk  and  honey, 
Come  and  purchase  without  money; 
Mercy  like  a  flowing  fountain, 
Streaming  from  the  "holy  mountain. 

5  Shout !  ye  tongues  of  ev'ry  nation, 
Christ  has  died  for  your  salvation ! 
Shout  with  joyful  acclamation, 

To  Ihe  prince  of  your  salvation. 


SPIRITUAL    SONGS.  551 

111.  CM.    Anonymous. 
The  Song  of  Simeon. 

1  LORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 

As  happy  Simeon  came, 
And  hope  to  meet  our  Saviour  here ; 
O  make  our  joys  the  same  ! 

2  With  what  divine  and  vast  delight 

The  good  old  man  was  fill'd, 
When  fondly  in  his  wither'd  arms 
He  clasp'd  the  holy  child. 

3  "Now  I  can  leave  the  world,"  he  cried  ; 

"  Behold  thy  servant  dies  ; 
"I've  seen  thy  great  Salvation,  Lord, 
"And  close  my  peaceful  eyes." 

4  This  is  the  light  prepar'd  to  shine 

Upon  the  Gentile  lands ; 
Thine  Israel's  glory  and  their  hope 
To  break  their  slavish  bands. 

5  Jesus,  the  vision  of  thy  face 

Hath  overpow'ring  charms ! 
Scarce  shall  we  feel  death's  cold  embrace, 
If  Christ  be  in  our  .arms. 

112.  P.  M.    Moore. 
Nothing  true  but  Heaven. 

1  1      THIS  world  is  all  a  fleeting  show. 

For  man's  illusion  given, 
The  smiles  of  joy,  the  tears  of  wo, 
Deceitful  shine,  deceitful  flow ; 

There's  nothing  true  but  heaven ! 

2  And  false  the  light  on  glory's  plume, 
As  fading  hues  of  even ; 

And  love,  and  hope,  and  beauty's  bloom, 
Are  blossoms  gather'd  for  the  tomb  ; 
There's  nothing  bright  but  heaven  ! 

3  Poor  wanderers  of  a  stormy  day, 
From  wave  to  wave  we're  driven ; 

And  fancy's  flash,  and  reasons  ray, 
Serve  but  to  light  the  troubled  way : 
There's  nothing  calm  but  heaven  ! 


552  SPIKITUAL    SONGS. 

113.  P.  M.    Anonymous. 
Heaven  on  Earth. 

1      THIS  world's  not  "all  a  fleeting  show, 

For  man's  illusion  given ;" 
He  that  hath  soothed  a  widow's  wo, 
Or  wiped  an  orphan's  tear,  doth  know 

There's  something  here  of  heaven. 

And  he  that  walks  life's  thorny  way, 

With  feelings  calm  and  even ; 
Whose  path  is  lit  from  day  to  day 
By  virtue's  bright  and  steady  ray  : 

Hath  something  felt  of  heaven. 

3      He,  that  the  Christian's  course  has  run. 

And  all  his  foes  forgiven  ; 
Who  measures  out  life's  little  span, 
In  love  to  God,  and  love  to  man, 

On  earth  has  tasted  heaven. 

114.  7s.    Anonymous. 

•     Charity. 

1  CHARITY,  in  all  her  ways, 
Is  the  subject  of  these  lays ; 
Let  the  Saints  their  voices  raise, 
In  one  gen'ral  burst  of  praise. 

CHORUS. 

Give,  O  Lord,  thine  aid  benign  ; 
Give  the  sweetly flowing  line; 
Give  the  language  to  define 
Charity,  or  Love  Divine. 

2  When  the  Lord  his  m  ercy  shows ; 
When  Religion  brightly  glows  ; 
When  the  Soul  with  Love  o'erilows  ; 
Charity  those  gifts  bestows. 

3  Charity  doth  nothing  ill ; 
Injui'd  much,  she  fc  »areth  still ; 
Boasteth  not  her  strength  or  skill : 

But  performs  her  Master's  will. 

4  Faith  and  Hope,  the  Scriptures  say, 
More  than  prophecies  shall  sway  ; 
But  should  all  these  pass  away, 
Ckaritv  shall  ne'er  decay. 


A  TABLE  OF  FIRST  LINES. 


A  charge  to  keep  513 
A  fulness  resides  in  522 
A  fountain  in  Jesus  490 
A  voice  from  the  202 
Above  these  heaven  41 
Absurd  and  vain  316 
According  to  thy  53 
Afflicted  saints,  to  514 
Afflictions,  though  543 
Again,  indulgent  313 
Again  our  earthly  386 
Again  our  ears  hav  393 
Again  the  Lord  of  214 
Ah  wretched  souls,  349 
Alas  !  and  did  our  219 
All  glory  to  the  Lor  172 
All  praise  to  our  re  481; 
All-powerful  self  163. 
All  hail  the  great  241] 
All  nature  dies,  and  421 
All-seeing  God  323 
All  ye  nations,  prai  110 
All  ye  that  love  154 
All  ye  who  serve  27 
All  yesterday  is  gon  263 
Almighty  Father,  183 
Almighty  Father  of  414 
Almighty  God  thy  176 
Almighty  God,  with  281 
Almighty  God,  in  291 
Almighty  God,  thy  393 
Along  the  banks  140 
Aloud  we  sing  the  339 
Aloud  we  sing  340 

Amazing  grace !  ho  513 
Amid  thy  wrath,  42 
Amidst  unsatisfied  9 
And  art  thou  with  180 
And  can  our  hearts  351 
And  is  the  Gospel  234 
And  let  our  feeble  419 
And  now  another    381 


And  now  our  souls  456 
And  shall  we  sit  276 
And  will  the  God  71 
And  will  the  Lord  225 
And  will  the  Judge  423 
Another  six  days  37S 
Appointed  by  thee  532 
Are  sinners  now  so  IS 
Are  we  soldiers  of  306 
Arise !  arise  !  with  401 
Arise,  our  gracious  20 
Arise,  our  souls,  on  410 
Arise !  O  King  of  134 
As  fades  the  landsc  441 
As  some  tall  rock  318 
As  Shepherds  in  Je  521 
As  the  chased  hart,  45 
As  the  sun's  enlivn  469 
Assembled  at  thy  403 
Assist  our  souls,  O  310 
Assist  us,  Lord,  thy  317 
At  thy  command,  374 
Attend  our  souls,  327 
Attend,  O  earth,  wh  8 
Attend  while  God's  505 
Attend  ye  saints,  482 
Attend  ye  children  36S 
Author  of  good  287 
Awake  and  sing  the  220 
Awake  my  soul !  354 
Awake,  our  drowsy  355 
Awake,  our  souls,  103 
Awake,  our  souls,  232 
Awake,  our  souls,  305 
Awake,  our  souls,  305 
Awake,  our  souls,  433 
Awake,  our  tongues  163 
Awake,  ye  saints,  to  137 
Awake,  ye  saints,  420 
Away  our  doubts,    483 

Be  still  our  hearts    352 


554 

Be  thou,  O  God 


A   TABLE 


56 


Be  with  us,  Lord,  291 
Before  Jehovah's  93 
Before  the  awful  th  383 
Begin,  my  soul,  th'  153 
Begone,  unbelief,  495 
Behold,  how  good  a4S0 
Behold  his  wondro  137 
Behold  my  servant  205 
Behold  the  blind  208 
Behold  the  glories  240 
Behold  the  lofty  sky  24 
Behold  the  love,  the  212 
1  Behold  the  morning  25 
Behold  the  Prince  239 
Behold  the  sure  fo  112 
Behold  the  Saviour  212 
Behold !  the  grace  204 
Behold  thy  waiting  118 
Behold  !  what  won  300 
Behold  where  in  a  232 
Beneath  our  feet 
Beset  with  snares 
Bestow  O  Lord. 
Bless,  O  Lord,  the 
Bless,  O  our  souls, 
Bless'd  is  the  man 
Bless'd  Jesus,  sourc268 
Blest  are  the  souls,  79 
Blest  are  the  undefl  114 
Blest  are  the  sons  136 
Blest  are  the  meek  342 
Blest  be  our  everlas  295 
Blest  be  the  Lord  34 
Blest  be  the  Lord  63 
Blest  be  the  everlas  331 
Blest  be  the  tie  bin  339 
Blest  be  the  man  463 
Blest  day!  when  265 
Blest  is  the  man,  7 

Blest  is  the  man  44 
Blest  is  the  tie  that  302 
Blest  is  the  dear,  303 
Blest  is  the  man  328 
Blest  Jesus !  when  222 
Blest  work !  the  yo  461 


443 
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461 

453 
97 
309 


Blow  ye  the  trump  257 
Bread  of  heaven  f  373 
Breathe  Holy  Spirit  271 
Brethren,  we  have  514 
Brethren,  while  we  532 
Bright  source  of  188 
road  is  the  road  252 
Buried  beneath  the  366 
By  cool  Siloam's  45/> 
By  whom  was  Davi  494 

Can  creatures  to  pe  173 
Can  sinners  hope  253 
Cast  thy  burden  up  506 
Celestial  worlds  164 
Centre  of  our  hope  510 
Charity  in  all  her  552 
Children  of  the  hea  333 
Christ  and  his  cross  226 
Christ  is  set  on  Zio  536 
Christ,  the  Lord,  is  215 
Clay  to  clay,  and  440 
Cleanse  us,  O  Lord  53 
Come,  all  ye  servan  55 
Come  all  ye  saints  220 
Come,  all  ye  sons  of  544 
Come,  brethren,  let  502 
Come,  dearest  Lord  379 
Come,  dearest  Lord  392 
Come,  gracious  Spi  269 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  270 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  26S 
Come  hither,  all  258 
Come,  humble  soul  333 
Come,  let  our  voice  88 
Come  let  us  anew  453 
Come,  let  us  join  221 
Come,  let  us  lift  242 
Come,  let  us  search  337 
Come,  let  us  join  378 
Come,  my  christian  479 
Come,  my  brethren  516 
Come,  O  our  souls,  169 
Come  sound  his  pra  89 
Come  !  said  Jesus'  196 
Ccnie  to  the  house  383 


OF   FIRST   LINES. 


Come,  thou  fount  491 
Come,  trembling  so  199 
Come,  weary  souls,  259 
Come,  we  that  love  336 
Come  ye  sinners  po  435 
Come,  ye  that  kno  168 
Consider  all  oursor  119 

Daughter  of  Zion,  400 
Dear  Lord,  and,  225 
Dear  Lord,  accept  312 
Dear  Saviour,  we  301 
Dear  Saviour!  who  346 
Delightful  is  the  tas  151 
Depraved  minds  on  230 
Dismiss  us  with  th  394 
Drooping  souls  no   515 

Early,  our  God,  wit  58 
Ere  mountains  rear  80 
Eternal  God  Almigh  75 
Eternal  God  enthro  462 
Eternal  God,  thy  173 
Eternal  source  of  60 
Eternal  source  of  li  284 
Eternal  Spirit!  we  265 
Eternal  Wisdom,  th  159 
Eternity  is  just  at  427 
Exalt  the  Lord  our    91 

Faith  adds  new  ch  326 
Faith  is  the  bright  325 
Far  as  thy  name  is  51 
Far  from  our  thou  384 
Far  from  mortal  ca  389 
Far  from  the  world  311 
Far  from  these  nar  428 
Farewell  dear  bret  537 
Farewell,  my  dear  539 
Farewell,  my  frien  542 
Father,  adored  in  283 
Father  divine  !  befo  176 
Father  divine,  th  210 
Father,  grant  us  all  541 
Father!  how  sweet  277 
Father  of  all  in        271 


555 

Father  of  all !  who  283 
Father  of  all  our  287 
Father  of  all !  our  421 
Father  of  lights !  177 
Father  of  lights,  th  467 
Father  of  mercies,  396 
Father  of  mercies,  296 
Father  of  mercies,  117 
Father  of  Spirits!  142 
Father  of  Spirits,  331 
Father,  to  thee  our  269 
Father,  whate'er  of  321 
Firm  and  unmoved  128 
Firm  as  the  earth  223 
For  ever  blessed  be  146 
For  thee,  O  God  59 
Fountain  of  blessin  322 
Fountain  of  being  464 
Fountain  of  life  285 
Fountain  of  mercy  457 
Frequent  the  day  of  380 
From  all  that  dwell  109 
From  all  that's  mor  304 
From  deep  distress,  130 
From  every  stormy  506 
From  Greenland's  399 
From  thy  dear  pier  235 
From  the  regions  of  516 
From  the  table  now  375 
From  whence  doth  481 

Gird  on  thy  SAVord,  48 
Gird  thy  sword  on,  401 
Give  to  our  God  138 
Give  to  the  Lord,  34 
Give  thanks  to  God  100 
Give  thanks  to  God  102 
Give  thanks  to  God,  138 
Give  us  room,  that  403 
Give  us  the  wings  234 
Glorious  things  of  76 
Glory  be  to  God  on  297 
Glory  to  God  !  who  242 
Glory  to  God  that  544 
Glory  to  thee,  our  436 
Glory  to  thee,  who  465 


556  a  ij 

God  in  his  earthly  75 
God,  in  the  high  161 
God,  in  the  Gospel  193 
God  is  our  Saviour  33 
God  is  the  refuge  49 
God  is  a  Spirit,  Jus  163 
God  moves  in  a  my  175 
God  of  eternity  fro  406 
God  of  my  strength  46 
God  of  mercy,  God  274 
God  of  our  fathers  292 
God  of  our  life  149 
God  of  our  life,  wh  177 
God  of  our  salvatio  396 
God  of  our  liv^s,  ou436 
God  of  the  morn  in  433 
Go  preach  my  Go  397 
God  reigns  ;  events  185 
Go  to  dark  Gethsa  233 
Grace,  like  an  unco  344 
Grace  'tis  a  charmi  195 
Gracious  Lord  incli  BS8 
Gracious  Spirit  Lov  271 
Great  Author  of  all  329 
Great  Former  of  thi  94 
Great  First  of  being  159 
.  Great  Father  of  eac  270 
Great  Father  of  the  509 
Great  Framer  of  un  449 
Great  God  attend,  64 
Great  God  attend, 
Great  God,  at  whos464 
Great  God!  before  390 
Great  God,  how  infi  169 
Great  God,  how  vas  186 
Great  God  !  in  vain  15S 
Great  God,  is  not  th  399 
Great  God,  let  not  3S3 
Great  God,  our  stre  45 
Great  God  !  om  Fa  289 
Great  God  of  grace  406 
Great  God,  thy  pen  16$ 
Great  God!  thine  170 
Great  God,  thy  b'es  200 
Great  God,  thy  qui  335 
Great  God,  to  thee    439 


Great  God,  we  inth365 
Great  God,  we  own  416 
Great  God,  we  sing  455 
Great  God,  wert  tho  131 
Great  God,  whose  65 
Great  God,  whose  al  357 
Great  God,  with  wo  192 
Great  is  the  Lord,  50 
Great  is  the  Lord  hi  105 
Great  is  the  Lord  !  148 
Great  Lord  of  earth  178 
Great  Ruler  of  all  179 
Great  source  of  life  107 
Great  source  of  un  178 
Great  source  of  be  262 
Great  Shepherd  of  70 
Great  Shepherd  of  386 
Great  Shepherd  of  249 
Great  Spirit  of  imm  340 
Great  was  the  day   266 

Had  not  the  Lord,  87 
Had  we  the  tongue  339 
Hail,  great  Creator  171 
Hail,  sacred  truth  !  187 
Hail,  source  of  plea  473 
Hail  the  blest  morn  520 
Happy  is  he  who  106 
Happy  the  child  wh459 
Happy  the  church  359 
Happy  the  children  106 
Happy  the  heart,  338 
Happy  the  man,  356 
Happy  the  man,  343 
Happy  the  men,  73 
Happy  the  souls  in  385 
Hark  !  from  the  cr  253 
Hark,  hark  !  the  257 
Hark!  hear  the  so  280 
Hark  !  listen  to  the  534 
Hark,  my  soul — it  528 
Hark  !  the  glad  sou  204 
Hark  !  that  shout  423 
Hark  what  celestial  205 
Hark  !— what  mean  203 
Hark  !  whence  tha  519 


OF   FIRST    LINES.  557 

Hasten,  Lord,  the  66  How  precious.  Lor  19  i 
Hasten,  O  Lord,  th  405  How  pleasing  to  be  374 
Hasten^  O  sinner,  to  255  How  rich  the  gifts  450 
Hear,  O  sinner !  254  How  shall  the  youn  115 
How  sweet,  how  he  135 
How  sweet  the  na  244 
How  short  and  has  408 
How  swift  the  409 

How  still  and  peac  443 
How  soft  the  word  459 
How  tedious  and  525 
How  vast  the  bless  329 
How  vain  is  all  be  413 
How  various  and  439 
Hosanna  to  the  Ki  252 
Humble  souls  who  364 


Hear  the  royal  proc  550 
Hear  what  God,  th  359 
Hear  what  the  Lor  79 
Hear  what  the  hor  325 
Hear  what  the  voic  419 
Hear  us,  O  God,  96 
Heaven  is  e  place  428 
He  lives— the  ever  123 
He  reigns  ! — the  90 
He,  who  hath  made  83 
He's  blest  who  has  37 
Help,  Lord,  for  men  16 
Here  at  thy  table,  373 
Here  in  the  presen  390 
High  in  the  heavens  40 
Holy,  holy,  holy  297 
How  are  thy  serva  465 
How  beautiful  the  136 
How  beautiful  are  397 
How  blest  are  they  44 
How  blest  is  he,  wh  7 
How  blest  is  he-wh  469 
How  blest  the  sacr  354 
How  bright  these  470 
How  charming  is 
How  did  my  heart  124 
How  firm  a  founda  499 
How  gentle  God's  181 
How  gracious  and  181 
How  glorious,  Lord  342 
How  honourable  is  358 
How  happy  are  the  501 
How  long,  O  Lord  16 
How  long  shall  dre  278 
How  long  shall  dea  420 
How  long  wilt  thoii  17 
How  lost  was  our  493 
How  oft  have  sin  331 
How  pleasant— how  72 
How  pleased  and  126 
How  precious  is  th  116 
How  precious  is  th  190 


I  come,  the  great  364 
If  God  succeeded  129 
If  human  kindness  218 
If  providence,  to  tr  179 
If,  through  unruffle  328 
Imposture  shrinks  189 
In  all  our  vast  cone  143 
In  duties  and  in  suf  233 
Indulgent  Sovereis  400 
Indulgent  God,  wh  437 
In  ev'ry  trouble,  sh  334 
In  expectation  swee  422 
In  Israel's  fane,  by  462 
In  Jordan's  tide  the  361 
In  mercy,  not  in  wr  11 
In  sleep  serene  obi  434 
In  thee,  great  God,  26 
In  thee,  O  Lord,  we  36 
In  thy  great  name,  388 
In  thy  name,  O  Lo  392 
In  the  sun  and  moo  425 
In  the  soft  season  460 
In  vain  we  lavish  263 
Is  there  ambition  133 
Is  there  on  earth  a  207 
Is  this  unpleasing  293 
Is  this  the  kind  ret  336 
It  is  the  Lord,  our  94 
It  is  the  Lord— en    349 


558 

Jehovah  God !  thy  144 
Jehovah,  God  most  145 
Jehovah  reigns — yo  15 
Jehovah ;  we  adore  171 
Jerusalem,  our  hap  430 
Jesus  and  shall  it  224 
Jesus  Christ  has  po  490 
Jesus!  delightful,  243 
Jesus,  how  lovely  is  236 
Jesus  invites  his  sa  369 
Jesus,  Lord,  we  loo  483 
Jesus  our  all  to  hea  498 
Jesus,  our  Lord,  as  104 
Jesus  our  Lord,  our  235 
Jesus,  Saviour  of  248 
Jesus  shall  reign  65 
Jesus  Shepherd  of  530 
Jesus,  the  friend  of  370 
Jesus,  the  conquer  22S 
Jesus  the  spring  of  249 
Jesus,  we  bless  thy  251 
Jesus,  we  love  thy  223 
Jesus,  we  sing  thy  237 
Joy  is  the  fruit  317 
Joy  to  the  world  90 
Judge  us,  Lord,  in  47 
Judge  us,  O  Lord,  46 
Just  are  thy  ways,     21 

Kingdoms  and  thro    63 

Let  all  the  earth  89 
Let  all  the  heathen  121 
Let  all  the  just,  to  38 
Let  all  the  lands,  61 
Let  children  hear  th  69 
Let  everlasting  glo  217 
Let  every  creature  152 
I-et  every  mortal  ea  256 
Let  heathens  to  20 

Let  one  loud  song  293 
Let  others  boast  ho  412 
Let  party  names  no  352 
Let  sinners  take  th  55 
Let  songs  of  en  die  110 
Let  saints  on  earth  246 


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Let  songs  of  praise  267 
Let  strife  for  ever  352 
Let  thy  kingdom,  529 
Let  us  awake  our  216 
Let  us  with  a  joyful  139 
Let  us  rise  and  go  538 
Let  Zion  and  her  96 
Let  Zion's  watchm  451 
Life  is  a  span — a  414 
Life  is  the  time  to  409 
Lift  up  to  God  298 

Lift  up  your  heads  30 
Lift  up  your  heads,  545 
Like  shadows  glidi  407 
Listen,  ye  mortals,  238 
Lo  !  he  comes,  wit  422 
Lo !  he  cometh — co  425 
Lo  what  a  glorious  110 
Lo!  whatanentert  135 
Lo  !  what  confusion  341 
Long  as  I  live,  all  99 
Long  as  we  live,  w'e  147 
Long  have  we  hea  '  279 
Look  from  on  high,  391 
Look  round,  O  ma  294 
Look,  ye  saints — th  241 
Lord  at  thv  temple  551 
Lord  before  thy  thr  126 
Lord,  before  thy  pr  382 
Lord,  dosi  thou  sh  231 
Lord,  dismiss  us  394 
Lord,  dismiss  us  395 
Lord,  hear  us  when  11 
Lord,  how  shall  wre  285 
Lord,  hast  thou  ma  345 
Lord,  in  the  temple  272 
Lord,  if  thou  thy  335 
Lord  in  the  morn  in  10 
Lord  in  thy  great  36 
Lord,  let  thy  prese  361 
Lord  of  mercy,  just  17 
Lord  of  nature,  so  394 
Lord  of  our  lives!  434 
Lord  of  the  harves  190 
Lord  of  the  world's  294 
Lord  of  the  sab  bat  380 


OF  FIRST   LINES. 


Lord  of  hosts,  to  447 
Lord  of  the  sea !  th  466 
Lord  thou  art  good  160 
Lord,  thou  hast  see  21 
Lord,  thou  hast  sco  57 
Lord,  thou  hast  call  74 
Lord!  thou  hast  bee  81 
Lord,  thou  hast  sea  142 
Lord,  thou  wilt  hea  10 
Lord,  teach  us  how  277 
Lord,  through  the  286 
Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  85 
Lord,  we  are  thine  117 
Lord,  we  adore  thy  180 
Lord,  we  adore  thy  360 
Lord,  we  believe  a  429 
Lord,  we  confess  347 
Lord,  we  can  suffer  11 
Lord,  'we  come  bef  388 
Lord,  we  have  thee  56 
Lord,  we  have  mad  116 
Lord,  what  a  though  66 
Lord,  what  a  feeble  83 
Lord,  what  a  wretc  307 
Lord,  what  is  man  147 
Lord,  when  togeth  539 
Lord,  where  shall  143 
Lord,  while  around  375 
Lord,  whom  in  hea  67 
Love  divine,  all        218 


Make  us,  by  thy       210 

I      Mark  the  soft  fallin  197 

Mary  to  her  Saviou  508 

[•     May  the  grace  of      396 

May  we,  throughou  379 

I      Mercy,  O  thou  Son 

Midst  scenes  of  con  546 

Mistaken  souls,  tha  326 

Mortals,  awake,  wi  203 

Morning  breaks  up  214 

My  dearest  friends  540 

My  God,  permit  my  59 

My  heart  is  fixed      102 

My  soul  lies  cleav     120 


559 

Nature,  with  all  her  158 
Never  does  truth  367 
No  offering  God  53 
Nor  chansre  of  time  22 
No  eye  hath  seen,  428 
Not  all  the  out  war  267 
Not  he  whose  base  343 
Not  to  condemn  the  193 
Not  with  oormorta  227 
Now  be  our  hearts  48 
Now  begin  the  hea  217 
Now  in  the  hour  26 
Now  is  the  accepte  263 
Now  let  our  mournf  26 
Now  let  our  souls,  192 
Now  let  our  voices  337 
Now  let  our  mourn  445 
Now  let  the  feeble,  315 
Now  let  us  make  41 
Now,  Lord,  the  hea  394 
Now  may  he  who  396 
Now  may  the  Lord  25 
Now  to  the  Lamb  th  395 
Now  the  shades  of  435 
Now  the  Saviour  st  492 
Now  to  the  Lord  207 
Now  whilst  we  try  313 

O  all  ye  lands,  93 

O  all  ye  nations,  109 
O  all  ye  people  _  107 
O  bow  thine  ear*  448 
O !  blessed  souls  ar  38 
O  careless  sinners  484 
O  come,  ye  saints,  36 
O  dont  you  hear  th  535 
O  glorious  hope  546 
O  God  !  accept  the  372 
O  God,  our  Father,  341 
O  God,  our  help  81 
O  God,  our  hearts  103 
O  God,  our  inmost  424 
O  God,  our  refuge,  54 
O  God,  our  strength,  71 
O  God,  thou  art  our  58 
OGod!  thygracioul98 


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O  God.  to  earth  62|Oh  that  the  Lord      118 

O  God  !  to  whose  al  346  Oil  that  thy  statut    117 


O  God,  whose  pres  446 
O  happy  christian,  312 
O  happy  is  the  man  356 
O  happy  they,  who  322 
O  how  can  they  loo  452 
O,  how  charming:,  517 
O  Jesus,  our  Savio  525 
O  let  us,  with  a  gra  321 
O  Lord  of  earth,  an  185 
O  Lord,  our  fathers  48 
O  Lord,  the  Saviour  82 
O  Lord,  we  would  324 
O  sinners,  fly  to  Je  254 
O  tell  us,  no  "more  504 
O  that  my  heart  292 
O  thou,  from  who  290 
O  thou,  in  whose  524 
O  thou,  that  hearest  52 
O  thou,  the  wretch  278 
O  thou,  to  whom  all  12 
O  thou,  to  whose  286 
O  thou  !  through  all  295 
O  thou,  who  art  ab  446 
O  thou,  whose  mer  276 
O  thou,  whose  ten  347 
O  what  stupendous  320 
O  when  shall  we  se  488 
O  where  is  now  tha  303 
O'er  the  realms  of  398 
O  glorious  hope  of  546 
Oft  have  our  ears.  4~ 
Oh !  bless  the  Lord,  98 
Oh  bless  the  Lord,  9i 
Oh  come,  loud  anth  87 
Oh  God  that  mades  467 
Oh  happy  man,  130 
Oh  help  us,  Lord  !  275 
Oh  how  we  love  th  115 
Oh  learn  of  me,  132 
Oh  let  us.  gracious  43 
Oh  praise  the  Lord  102 
Oh  praise  ye  the  100 
Oh  render  thanks,  100 
Oh  render  thanks    101 


Oh  what  amazing  261 
Oh  what  a  treasur  240 
Oh  where  shall  res  426 
On  God,  our  souls,  57 
On  God  the  race  of  60 
On  Jordan's  stormy  432 
On  the  mountain's  402 
On  thee,  each  mor  435 
On  this  illustrious  379 
On  thy  church,  62 

On  Zion  his  most  200 
One  there  is,  abov  217 
Once  more,  before  303 
Once  more,  before  395 
Oppressed  with  srui  191 
Our  blest  Redeeme  266 
Our  captain  leads  231 
Our  country  is  Im  410 
Our  dear  Redeeme  209 
Our  frame,  O  Lord,  167 
Our  God,  accept  ou  145 
Our  God,  how  endl  439 
Our  God,  our  everl  65 
Our  God,  our  king,  147 
Our  God,  permit  311 
Our  God,  where'er  449 
Our  heavenly,  Fath  283 
Our  heavenly  Fath  310 
Our  helper,  God !  453 
Our  hiding  place,  1-1 
Our  Maker  and  our  165 
Our  never  ceasing  78 
Our  opening  eyes  377 
Our  revolving  "year  454 
Our  righteous  Judg  146 
Our  Saviour  our  al  64 
Our  Shepherd  will  28 ' 
Our  sins  !  alas !  ho  280 
Our  souls  do  magni474 
Our  souls,  how  love  73 
Our  souls  in  love  to  478 
Our  souls,  repeat  hi  99 
Our  souls  revere  th  197 
Our  souls,  review    312 


OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Our  souls  shall  pra  300 
Our  souls  with  plea  133 
Our  souls  with  hu  97 
Our  soulswith  patie  132 
Our  spirits  sink  wit  44 
Our  times  of  sorro  348 
Out  of  the  deeps      131 

Partners  of  .a  glori  511 
Peace  be  unto  this  497 
Peace  !  'tis  the  Lor  418 
Perpetual  source  of  279 
Poor  mourning  sou  378 
Pilgrims  with  plea  537 
Preserve  us,  Lord,  19 
Praise — O  praise  th  155 
Praise  the  Lord  !  ye  154 
Praise  to  God,  the  196 
Praise  to  the  Lord  451 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  150 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  !  151 
Prayer  is  appointed  508 
Prayer  is  the  soul's  282 
Precious  Bible  !  wh  493 
Proclaim,  saith  Chr367 

Remember,  Lord,  77 
Rejoice,  believer,  in  345 
Rejoice,  O  earth,  th526 
Rejoice,  ye  righte  174 
Remark  my  soul  82 
Return,  O  God  of  82 
Return,  O  wander  264 
Return,  my  soul,  108 
Rise,  O  our  souls,  327 
Rock  of  ages !  cleft  248 

Salem's  bright  hin  362 
Salvation  !  O,  the  jo  194 
Saviour,  bless  thy  392 
Saviour  divine !  we  247 
Saviour  of  all,  to  th  510 
Saviour,  richest  so  531 
Saviour,  visit  thy  547 
Search  our  hearts,  32 
See !  another  year  454 
jj 


561 

See  from  on  high  2G6 
See  the  leaves  arou  456 
See  what  a  living  113 
Shall  man,  O  God  76 
Shine  forth,  eternal  338 
Shine,  mighty  God,  62 
Shine  on  our  souls  54 
Should  famine  o'er  468 
Show  pity,  Lord,  O  52 
Since  Jesus  freely  457 
Sing  to  the  Lord  88 
Sing  to  the  Lord  89 
Sing  to  the  Lord,  93 
Sing  to  the  Lrrd,  285 
Sing,  ye  redeemed  507 
Sinners,  the  voice  259 
Sinners  turn,  why  264 
Sinners,  will  you  548 
Sir,  we  would  see  51 1 
So  did  the  Hebrew  229 
Soft  are  the  fruitful  473 
So  let  our  lips  and  334 
Soldiers  of  Christ,  318 
Soldiers  of  Christ,  319 
Songs  anew  of  hon  91 
Songs  of  immortal  104 
Songs  of  praise  aw  299 
Sons  of  men,  beho  250 
Soon  may  the  last  405 
Sovereign  of  world  400 
Sovereign  of  life  !  416 
Sovereign  Ruler  of  182 
Spirit  of  peace  !  eel  135 
Stand,  still  refulg  427 
Stand  up,  our  souls  306 
Straight  is  the  way  252 
Stretched  on  the  cr  211 
Submissive  to  the  350 
Supreme  and  univ  289 
Sweet  are  the  gifts  314 
Sweet  is  the  friendl  348 
Sweet  is  the  love  320 
Sweet  is  the  memo  148 
Sweet  is  the  scene  417 
Sweet  is  the  work,  85 
Sweet  the  moments  226 


562 

Sweet  was  the  time  308 

That  awful  day  420 
That  doleful  night  372 
That  man  is  blest,  105 
That  name  to  us  244 
The  angel  comes,  424 
The  blest  memoria  371 
The  christian  wa    306 


A   TABLE 


The  Saviour  calls  258 
The  Saviour  lives.  227 
The  spacious  firm'a  23 
The  Spirit,  in  our  195 
The  sun  is  set,  the  438 
The  swift— declini  411 
The  term  of  life  43 
The  time  is  short !  408 
The  time  soon  is  549 
The  tree  of  life  our  228 
The  darkened  sky,  128  The  voice  of  free  260 
The  day  is  past  and  438  The  wandering  sta  275 
Thedews  and  rains  273|The  work,  O  Lord,  376 
The  evils  that  bese  412|The  worth  of  truth  512 


The  festal  morn,  125 
The  gifts  indulgent  185 
The  glorious  uni  353 
The  God  of  Israel  68 
The  morning  flow  442 
The  God  of  nature  159 
The  God  who  reign  161 
The  great  God  of  Io  500 
The  great  Redeem  365 


Thee  we  adore,  eter408 
Thee  we  will  bless,  40 
There  is  a  god — all  157 
There  is  a  heaven  548 
There  is  a  land  of  431 
There  is  an  hour  429 
There  seems  a  voic  298 
These  glorious  432 
They  who  on  the        84 


The  heavens  declar  23  Thine  influence,  288 
The  heaven  of  hea  390' This  is  the  day  the  111 
The  Lord  appears  112: This  is  the  day  the  111 
The  Lord  descended  22  This  is  the  word  of  194 
The  Lord  into  his  4971  This  stone  to  the  in  447 
The  Lord  is  in  his  16  This  world's  a  dre  236 
12  This  world  is  all  a  551 
49  This  world's  not  al  552 


The  Lord  is  Judge 
The  Lord  in  Zion 
The  Lord  in  Zion 
The  Lord  Jehovah 
The  Lord  of  glory 
The  Lord  of  life 


134  Thou  art  our  portio  114 
86  Thou  art  the  way  239 
33  Thou,  God  of  mer  441 

373 1  Thou  gracious  God    69 


The  Lord  our  God    160 'Thou,  gracious  Lor     9 


The  Lord  our  pastu  28 
The  Lord  our  Sheph  29 
The  Lord,  the  Judg  51 
The  Lord,  the  God  170 
The  man  of  humbl  437 
The  man  is  ever  ble  S 
The  man,  whose  fir  316 
The  offerings  to  th  382 
The  perfect  world  448 
The  righteous  Lord  350 


Thou  great  Instruc 
Thou,  Lord,  by  mo  238 
Thou  Source  of  un  289 
Tho'  troubles  assail  500 
Thrice  happv  man  !  106 
Through  all  the  va  184 
Through  endless  ye  95 
Through  every  age,  80 
Thus  God  the  etern  101 
Thus  saith  the  high  165 


OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Thus  was  the  great  363 
Thy  glories,  mighty  68 
Thy  goodness,  Lord  37 
Thy  goodness,  Lord  If  5 
Thy  gracious  aid,  193 
Thy  kingdom,  Lord  182 
Thy  law  is  perfect,  24 
Thy  mercies  and  31 
Thy  mercies  fill  the  120 
Thy  presence,  ever  360 
Thy  presence  gra  391 
Thy  soldiers,  Lord,  533 
Thy  wisdom,  power  13 
Time  is  winging  us  407 
"'Tis  by  the  faith  of  326 
'Tis  by  thy  strength  60 
'Tis  finished:— so  211 
'Tis  God  the  Spirit  182 
'Tis  God,  who  those  38 
To  celebrate  thy  pra  13 
To  Christ,  the  Lord  230 
To  God,  our  strengt  70 
To  God  our  voices  88 
To  God  the  great  101 
To  God  the  only  wi  299 
To  God,  the  univer  167 
To  God  we  cried,  68 
To  God  we  lift  124 
To  God,  who  dwell  14 
To  heaven  we  lift  123 
To  him  who  on  the  330 
To  keep  the  lamp  223 
To  leave  my  dear  444 
To-morrow,  Lord  444 
To  our  Redeemer's  219 
To  our  Redeemer's  375 
To  thee  again,  our  122 
To  thee,  before  the  114 
To  thee,  great  God,  63 
To  thee,  O  God,  we  247 
To  thee,  our  God,  42 
To  thee,  our  righte  149 
To  thee,  our  Sheph  223 
To  thy  temple  we  387 
To  us  a  child  is  245 
Triumphant.  Lord,   39 


563 

Triumphant  Zion !  402 
'Twas  by  an  order  188 
'Twas  on  that  dark  368 
'Twas  on  the  night  369 
'Twas  the  commiss  363 

Unite,  my  roving  th  74 
Unshaken  as  the  127 
Unveil  thy  bosom,  440 

Vain  delusive  worl  522 
Vainly  through  ni  129 
Vital  spark  of  hea  418 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  344 
Wake,  O  my  soul,  202 
Waked  by  the  gos  496 
We  all,  O  Lord,  ha  313 
We  bless  thee  for  376 
We  cannot  shun  th  416 
We  come  with  joy  204 
We  have  found  the  474 
We  lift  up  our  souls  31 
We  love  the  Lord,  108 
We  love  the  sacred  191 
We  love  the  volum  22 
We  love  thy  holy  te  32 
We'll  bless  Jehova  358 
We'll  bless  the  Lor  39 
We'll  praise  our  150 
We'll  praise  the  Lo  371 
We're  glad  we  eve  488 
We're  in  a  world  274 
We're  not  ashame  224 
We  sing  of  God,  th  157 
We  want  a  princi  355 
We  want  the  Spirit  268 
We  will  extol  thee  35 
We  waited  meekly  43 
Welcome  delightful  377 
Welcome,  sweet  377 
Well,  dear  friends,  536 
What  are  those  sou  251 
What  countless  my  199 
What  glory  gilds  189 
What  hath  God  wr  466 
What  heavenly  mu  201 


564  a  m 

What  is  the  chaff.  193 1 
What  pleasure,  Lo  334: 
What  poor  despised  503' 
What  shall  've  ren  103 ! 
What  works  of  wis  209 ! 
When  Abram  full  450i 
When  all  bespeak  15i 
When  all  thy  mer  166; 
When,  as  returns  380  j 
When  at  this  dista  221 1 
When  death  appea  415 ! 
Whene'er  we  look  504 ' 
When  fancy  sprea  174 ' 
When  God  reveale  129, 
When  gloomy  thou  413 
When  Israel,  of  th  237; 
When  Jesus  dwelt  315, 
When  marshall'd  250 
When  overwheltne  57 i 
When  sickness  sh  463 
When  storms  han  184 1 
When  the  vail  of  417 
When  to  his  temple  385 
When  trouble  fills  27 
When  we  can  read  430 
When  we  pour  out  95 
When  we  survey  227 
When  we  with  plea  144 
When  youth  and  ag  415 
Where  is  our  savla  309 
Where  shall  the  31 
Where  shall  we  go  133 
Wherewith  shall  332 
Wherefore  should  334 1 
While  life  prolongs  77 
While  our  Redeem  29 
While  through  this  411 
While  sounds  of  451 
Whither  goest  thou  542 
Who,  gracious  Fat  186 
Who  make  the  Lor  127 
Who  shall  ascend  18 
Who  shall  ascend  30 
Who  shall  inhabit  19 
Whom  have  we,  Lo  67 
Why  do  we  mourn  442 


Why  droop  our  sou  246 
Why,  on  the  bendi  141 
Why  should  the  ch  272 
Why  should  thy  fac  47 
Why  sinks  our" we  332 
Why  will  vou  was  254 
With  all  our  hearts  141 
With  all  our  powe  144 
With  cheerful  note  110 
With  eye  impartial  187 
With  glory  clad—  86 
With  humble  heart  122 
With  joy  we  hail  125 
With  joy  we  medit  237 
With  my  whole  he  119 
With  one  consent,  92 
With  our  substance  404 
With  our  whole  he  14 
With  pure  delight  302 
With  reverence  let 
With  singing  we  pr487 
With  songs  and  ho  152 
With  stately  towers  50 
With  warm  affectio  213 
With  warm  delight  203 
Within  these  walls  463 
Within  thy  house,  387 
Worthy  the  Lamb    530 

Ye  christian  heroe  404 
Ye  diff 'rent  sects  523 
Ye  dying  sons  of  260 
Ye  earthly  vanities  222 
Ye  followers  of  the  370 
Ye  glittering  toys  245 
Ye  golden  lamps  469 
Ye  happy  children  4>3 
Ye  hearts  with  you  460 
Ye  humble  saints,  175 
Ye  humble  souls,  166 
Ye  humble  souls,  215 
Ye  humble  worshi  366 
Ye  jewels  of  our  476 
Ye  men  and  angels  304 
Ye  messengers  of  404 
Ye  mighty  rulers  of  35 


INDEX   OF   SUBJECTS. 


nations  round 
saints,  attend  th 
saints  of  ev'ry 
scarlet  coloured 
servants  of  the 
sinners,  fear 
servants  of  God 
sons  of  earth, 
sons  of  men,  a 
that  obey  the 
trembling  capti 


565 

Ye  trembling  souls,  475 
Ye  tribes  of  Adam,  153 
Ye  tri'd  sons  of  Go  475 
Ye  worlds  of  light,  243 
Ye  wretched,  hung  262 
Yes,  to  the  last  co  371 
Young  people  all,  at  486 
Your  harps,  ye  tre  351 


137  Zeal  is  the  pure  an  357 
256  IZion,  the  city  of  our  507 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


ABSENCE  from  276 
Acknowledgment  of 

G.  in  national  ble  26 
In  national  delivera  47 
Adoption  300 

Adoration  297 

All  nations  exhorted 


to  adore  God 
Song  of 

Advent  of  Christ 
Advocate 
Afflictions,  justice 
Moderated 
The  cup  of 
Afflicted  saints 
Age,  old,  approachi  462 
Trusting  God  in  414 
Aid,  inv  16,  96,  122,  126 
Acknowledged  112 
In  national  distress  47 
All,  Christ  is  522 

All  and  in  all  523 

All  creatures  depen- 
dent on  providen  185 
Angels  rejoicing  at 
the  birth  of  C.      516 


Appletree  228 

Armour,  christian  218 
Ascension  of  Chris  30 
Aspirations,  devou  509 
Atheism  arising  from 

depravity  18 

Author  of  Salvatio  110 
Autumnal  warnin  456 
Backsliding  and 

returning  312 

Banishment  from 

God  intolerable  426 
Baptism  364—368 

After  baptism  367 

Commission  of  363 
In  Jordan  361 

Improvement  of  368 
Of  Christ  206 

Benevolence  320, 473 
Benignity  of  God 

in  the  Gospel  196 
Bethlehem,  star  of  250 
Bible  493 

Authority  of  188 

Instruction  from  22 
Light  of  the  world  190 


566  INDEX   OF   SUBJECTS. 

Precious  493 1  Exaltation  of  26,  23, 215 

Suited  to  the  wants         Excellency  of  221 

216 

217 
524 
207 
207 


412 
22'.) 
230 
193 
252 
339 
264 


219 


44; 


Final  triumph 
Friend 
Glory  of 
Glory  of  God  in 
Glorying  in 
Godly  sorrow  aris 
ing  from  suffer 
In  the  hands  of 
Indebtedness  to 
Ingratitude  of  reject  225 
Kingdom  of  79,  98 

Love  to  222,  525 

Longing  for  525 

Lamb,  worthy  220 

Loving  Saviour        227 
Miracles  of  208 

Nativity  of        202,  516 
Not  ashamed  of       224 


219 
223 

223 


of  all  mankind      191 
Birth  of  Christ  202,  516 
Blind  Bartimeus     489 
Body,  frailty  of 
Brazen  serpent 
Bread  of  lile 
Heavenly 
Broad  way 
Brethren,  love  to 
Call  to  sinners 
Called  in  one  hope  510 
Captain  of  Salvati  231 
Care  of  God  123 

Remedy  for  our        181 
Celebration  of  the 

love  of  Christ 
Chapel,  on  laying 
the  corner  stone 
Opening  of       447,  449(  Praise  to  526 

Character  of  Christ  208  j  Pattern  of  209 

Charge,  divine         513  Reign  of  65r  90 

Charity  ,  309,  552  Redemption  by        212 

Blessing  of  44  Reflections,  on  his   213 

Charitable  occasion452  Resurrection  of       214 
Judgment  323  Redeeming  love  of  217 

Chariot  444  Remembrance  of     218 

Chastisements  dep-        Rejoicing  before 

recated  42  J     his  cross  22G 

God  wise  in  181  j  Returning  to  281 

Children,  hymn       462  Submission  of  210 

503  Safety  trusting  in     217 
292  Second  coming         442 
|  The  world  crucified 
30|     bv  his  cross  227 

522  Christ,  figurative 
523 1     representa     228,  251 
110  Advocate  228 

206  Appletree  228 

203  Brazen  Serpent        229 
219  Bread  of  life  230 

Dwelling  in  his  peo218  Chief  among  tenth  230 
Danger  of  rejectin  253  Corner  stone  231 

Death  and  burial     442  Capt.  of  Salvation   231 
Exalted  8, 104  Door  232 


Of  G.  dialogue  on 
Choosing  better 
Christ. 
Ascension  of 
All 

All  and  in  all 
Author  of  Salvati 
Baptism  of 
Character  of 
Celebration  of  his 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


56- 


Example  233— 235 1 

Gift  of  God  235 

Glories  of  236 

Hiding-place  236 

Head  of  the  church  237 
High-Priest  237 

Image  of  God  237 

King  of  Saints  23S 
Liffht  of  the  world  239 
Life,  way.  truth  239 
Life  of  his  people  240 
Lamb  of  God  240 

Lord  of  all  241 

Messiah  242 

Mediator  242 

Morning  star  243 

Names  of  C.  243,  245 
Pearl  of  great  price  245 
Prince  of  peace  246 
Physician  of  the  so  246 
Righteousness,  sun  247 
Righteousness,  Lor  247 
Rock  of  ages  248 

Refuge  ■  248 

Saviour  249 

Shepherd  249 

Star  of  Bethlehem  250 
Teacher  251 

Christian. 

Adoption  of  300 

A  pilgrim  307 

A  soldier  306,  533 

Backslidings  of  312 
Communion  with  310 
Dying,  to  his  Soul  418 
Exercising  charity  309 
Fellowship  302 

Fellowship  with  G.  304 
Hating  intolerance  316 
Hating  evil  313 

His  integrity  335 

His  warfare  306 

His  privileges  ]99 

His  obligations  199 

Joining  the  church  304 
Joy  his  strength       317 


Mourning  over  de- 
parted comforts   308 
Meeting  death  318 

Persevering  317 

Practising  benevo  315 
Regeneration  of  310 
Return  ing  to  God  312 
Solace  54S 

Strengthened  by  G.  315 
Union  with  Christ  301 
Christian  Gra  318 — 357 
Armour  318 

Benevolence  320,  473 
Contentment  321 

Confidence  in  G.  322 
Charitable  judgme  323 
Dependence  on  G.  323 
Delight  in  God  324 
Delight  and  Zeal  324 
Equity  and  Cando  325 
Faith  325-328 

Fortitude  328 

Fear  of  God  329 

Godliness  329 

Gratitude  330 

Gratitude  to  Christ  330 
Growing  in  grace  331 
Hope  331—333 

Holiness  334 

Humility  334 

Humility,  prayer  335 
Integrity  335 

Ingratitude  deplore  336 
Joy,  Christian  336 

Justice  and  Equity  337 
Knowledge  of  God  338 
Love  338-341 

Meekness  342 

Moderation  343 

Obedience  343 

Patience  344 

Perseverance  345 

Purity  346 

Penitence  346—348 
Resignation  348 

Resolution  349 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


568 

Rejoicing  in  God  350 

Submission  350 

Trust  in  God  351 

Unity,  christian  352 

Watchfulness  355 

Wisdom,  christian  356 


Youthful  piety- 
Zeal 
Christianity,  pre- 

valency  of 
False  religion  sup- 
planted by 


356 
359 

399 

401 
Church,  God's  dwell- 
ing place  75,  133 


237 
402 
549 
304 

360 
359 


Christ  head  of 
Enlargement  of 
In  her  purity 
Joining  of 
Members  partinj 
Peace  of 
Presence  of  God 

peace  and  glor  50,  68 
Receiving  member  360 
Rejoicing  in  Christ  227 
Safety  of  358 

Coldness  and  incon- 
stancy lamented   279 
Comfort,  departed   308 
Communion       10,  114 
With  Christ  310 

Condescension  of  G  168 
Condescending  gra  12 
Confidence  in  the 
attributes  of  God  170 
36 

294 
321 
231 
5-14 
50[ 


Rejoicing  before      226 
Thief  on  490 

World  crucified  by  227 
Crown  him  241 

Danger,  of  rejec- 
ting Christ  253 
Darkness  of  Provi  ISO 
Days  of  the  upright 

known  to  God  42 
Day-spring  131 

Dead,  blessed  dying 

in  the  Lord  419 

Death  and  burial 

of  Christ  442 

Preparation  for  414 
Hope  in  Christ  sup- 
port in  415 
Of  a  minister  445 
Of  Stephen  31=: 
Support  in  417 
Dedication,  a  place 

of  worship  447,  449 
Delight  in  God  324 
And  holy  zeal  324 

In  praising  God  13 

In  God's  people  20 

In  worship  32,  58 

In  the  sabbath  85 

In  the  word  114 

Delay,  danger  of  255 
Deliverances  ac- 
knowledged 177 
From  God  43,  57 
Departure  from  Go  113 
Dependence  on  Go  323 
On  Providence  173 
Despondency  for- 
bidden 68 
Devotion,  daily  145 
Daily  and  nightly  137 
Devout  aspirations  509 
Dismission  hymns  394 
Distress  and  dange467 
Divine  charge  513 
Blessing  necessary 
to  success             129 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


569 


Fear  not  475 

Feast  of  the  Gospe  262 
Fellowship  with  G.  304 
Final  Triumph  of 

Christ  216 

Food,  for  a  blessing 


209 
217 
53(3 
537 

440 
497 


Compassion  awake   35 

Dispensations  equa  186 

Goodness  acknowl- 
edged 39,  138 

Goodness  in  modera- 
ting afflictions       179 

Presence  and  help   ISO 

Teachings  188 

Dominion  of  God    169 

Door,  Christ  a  232 

Doxologies       471,  472 

Duty,  excitement    504 

Dwelling  of  Christ  218 

Dying  christian       418 

Early  piety     458 — 461 

Efficacy,  Gospel       197 

Encouragement  for 
the  weak  506 

Enlisting  orders     535 

Equity  and  candou325 

Eternity,  the  light  427 

Anticipated  427 

Of  God  80 

Evening  hymns     436 

Example  of  Christ232 

Exaltation  of  26 

Christ  30, 215 

Excellency  of  Chri  221 

Of  the  Gospel  193 

Excitement  to  duty  504 1 Care  of,  remedy  for 

Expostulation         492      ours  181 

Faith  325— 328  Creator  15S 

Instability  without  327  Creator  and  Preser  144 

In  God,  in  times  of         Condescension  of     168 
scarcity  468  [Defence 


Following  Christ 
Friend,  Christ  a 
Friends,  meeting 
Parting 

Funeral  hymns 
Garden,  the  Lord 
Give  us  Jesus 
Giving  glory  to  Go  297 
Gift  of  God  235 

Glory  of  God  dis- 
played in  Christ   207 
Glorying  in  Christ  207 
Glories  of  Chr  236,  524 
Glory  of  God  23 

God  our  refuge  33 

49,  56,  184 
Acknowledged  in 

national  blessings  26 
Benefactor  165 

Communion  with       10 
Confidence  in  36 

Care  of  123 


Of  the  ancients  327 
Of  things  not  seen  325 
Prevailing  in  troubl  328 
Walking  by  326 

Without  works,  is 

dead  326 

Faithfulness    100,  175 
Favour  of  God  pre- 
ferred to  sin  55 
Fear  of  God     114.  329 
Of  the  Lord             313 1 


133 

169 
157 


Dwelling  in  his 

church 
Dominion  of 
Existence  of 
Eternity  of  80 

Favour  of,  preferred 

to  sin  55 

Faithfulness  of  100,  175 

Fear  of  105,  114 

Goodness  of  13,  27 

108,  147,  160, 173 


570  INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 

Glory  of                     23  Unity  of  161 
Guardian  of  the              Worship  of,  in  his 

pious  41      temple  59, 71 

Goodness  of,  in  the  Works  of,  recounted 

Seasons                       60      to  posterity  69 

Goodness  and  com-         Wisdom  of  163 

passion  of  63,  97,  102  Working  in  the 

Giving  glory  to         297 ;     soul  1S2 

Holiness  of                 91  Godliness  329 
Incomprehensi  158,  173  Godly  sorrow  aris- 
Immutable                163      ing  from  the  suf- 

Islove                       168      feringsof  Christ  219 

Judge  and  deliverer  14  Goodness  of  God  141 

Knowledge  of           163  Acknowledged  108 

Light  of  good  men  469  Commemorated  27 

Majesty  of             78,  86  Earth  full  of  161 

National  deliveran-         In  afflictions  179 

ces  ascribed  to  G.   47. In  the  seasons      63.  97 

No  respecter  of  per-       Providential  178 

sons                       1S7  To  man  13 

Omnipotence  of        142  Universal  160 
Omnipresence  of     142  Gospel              193—202 

Our  lives  in  the               Benignity  of  G.  in  196 

hands  of                416  Excellency  of  193 

Omnipotent              162  Efficacy  of  197 

Protection  of              36  Feast  of  262 

Perfections  of            40  Invitations  of  195 

Panting  for                 45  Jubilee  of  201 

Portion  of  the  soul    67,Lightof  197 

Presence  of,  safety         Object  of  194 

and  glory  of  the         I  Provisions  of  200 

church               50,  68  Redemption  by  197 

Power  of           160, 173  Rejoicing  in  79 

Rest  and  peace  in       10 ,  Spread  of  502 

Righteous  Judge         12  Trumpet  of  256 
Resorted  to  in  trouble      Unfruitfulness  un- 

and  desertion         33      der  privileges  of  198 

Rejoicing  in                38  Grace  of  God  513 

Restored  to  in                I  Condescending  12 

trouble         45,  54,  57  Free  260 

Safety  in                     84  Growth  in  331 

Strength  and  perfec-       Proclaimed  199 

tion  from                 21  Persuasion  of  254 

Speaking  peace  to           Persevering  299 

his  people               74  Quickening  74 

Trusting  in           33,  43  Salvation  by  195 
83.87, 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 

Grateful  remem-  | To  guide 

brance  of  Christ  218  To  prepare  for 

Gratitude  330      worship 

To  Christ  330  "" 

Grave,  warning  fro  443 

Happy  convert        501 

Happiness  of 
heaven  413 

Harvest,  the  last 

Thanks  for  457 

Head  of  the  church  239 

Heathen,  condition 
and  prospects  of  398 

Heart,  preparation  277 

Heaven  and  Earth  411 

Freedom  from  sin 


571 


270 
271 


and  misery  in  280 
Glories  of  428 

Happiness  of  413 

Holiness  of  428 

Hope  of,  support 

under  trials  430 

Longing  for  488 

Light  of  469 

Nothing  true  but  551 
On  Earth  552 

Preparation  for  42S 
Rest  in  429 

Strength  from  494 

The  way  of  sin  not 

the  way  to  253 

Heavens,  declaring 

the  glory  of  God  23 
Heavenly  Canaan  431 


To  comfort 
Prayer  for  the 

return  of  272 

Regeneration  by      267 
Renewing  265 

424  The  comforter  266 
The  effusion  of  266 
The  saving  influ- 
ences of  274 
Holiness  334 
Of  God  91 
Hope  332—333 
Encouraged  by  di- 
vine perfections  332 
Good  through  grac  333 
Maketh  not  asham  511 
Reviving  276 
Hosanna    to  the 

son  of  David         251 
House  appointed  for 


Manna 

Heavy-\a.iened 

Hell 

Hiding  place 

Higk-Tnest 

Holy  Spirit      265 


443 

334 

335 

19 

449 
233 


all  living 
Humility 
A  prayer  for 
Of  a  good  man 
Humiliation  and 

prayer,  public 
Image  of  God 
Imitation  of  Christ  315 
Immutability  of  G.  163 
Incomprehensibility 

of  God  158,  173 

Inspiration  of  the  188 
Scriptures  188 

Indebtedness  to  Ch  223 
Ingratitude  deplor  336 
Of  rejecting  Christ  225 
Inconsistency 

lamented  275 

Integrity  335 

Fortitude  and  joy  316 
Intolerance  316 

Invitation  to  sinne  258 
To  the  heavy-laden  253 


572 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


To  the  youth  486 

Invitations  of  the 

gospel  195,  484 

Invoicing  God  16 

Israel,  restoration  400 
It  is  finished  211 

lehovah,  the  aven- 
ger of  the  oppres  J5 
Coming  to  reign  22 
Majesty  of  63 

Praise  to  56,  87 

Shepherd  of  his 

people  28 

Universal  king  34 

Jewels  of  the  Lord  476 
Jesus  Christ  both 

theirs  and  ours  314 
Joy  336 

In  the  Holy  Spirit  474 
Of  the  Lord  our 

strength  317 

Of  a  remarkable 

conversion  129 

Jubilee  201 

Judgment,  the  last  424 
Welcomed  by  the 

righteous  425 

Judge  and  deliverer  14 
Justice  and  equity  337 
King  of  saints  23S 
Kingdom  of  Chr  79,  90 
Knowledge  of  God  163 
Lamb  of  God  240 

Worthy  the  220 

Life,  brevity  of  43 

A  pilgrimage  410 

In  Christ  312 

Improvement  of  411 
Uncertainty  of  444 
Vanity  of  412 

Way  and  truth  239 
Light  of  the  world  239 
By  the  gospel  197 

Longing  for  spiritu  146 
Lord  16 

Coming  to  judgmen  51 


Of  all  241 

Remember  me  290 
Lord's-day  376—380 
Evening  of  380 

Morning  of  379 

Preparation  for  379 
Rest  of  378 

Sacrifice  of  the 

heart  on  38d 

Welcomed  377 

Z,o?rZ's-prayer  283 

Lord's  suppe  368 — 373 
After  communion  375 
Feeding  on  Christ  373 
Instituted  368 

Invited  to  369 

Not  ashamed  of 

Christ  at  374 

Praising  the  375 

Redeemer  at  375 

Suitable  affections 

at  375 

Unity  of  saints  at  374 
Longing  for  Chris  525 
Love  333— 341 

Chief  of  graces  338 
Perfected  in  273,  292 
To  all  mankind  341 
To  the  brethren  339 
To  our  enemies  339 
To  Christ  525 

Lovest  thou  me  528 
Loving  Saviour  227 
Majesty  of  God  78, 86 
Man,  frailty  of  77,  80 
Mariner's  hymn  465 
Martyrs  glorified  432 
Mary  weeping  "  503 
Mediator  241 

Meekness  132,  342 
Blessings  of  342 

Ornaments  of  342 

Meeting  of  friends  536 
Messiah  242 

Mercy  of  God  278 

Implored  130 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


573 


Mercy-seat  506 

Ministry,  divine 

appointment  of     396 
Ministers,  Christ's 

commission  to       397 
Bearers  of  glad 

tidings  397 

Death  of  445 

Meeting  of  451 

Miracles  of  Christ  208 
Missionaries, 

meeting  of  403 

Departure  of  404 

Moderation  343 

Morning  hy  433-^36 
And  evening  439 

Star  243 

Mortality  of  man  80 
Mourning  an  absent 

God  16 

Names  of  Christ  243 
Narrow  way  252 

Nativity  of  C.  202,  516 
National  blessings  26 
God  acknowledged  26 
Deliverances  as- 
cribed to  God  47 
New  Year  82 
Beginning  of  453 
Beginning  and  end  453 
Opening  and  clos- 
ing of  455 
Reflections  on  82 
Reflections  at  the 

close  of  456 

No  respect  to 

persons  187 

Not  ashamed  of  C.  224 
Nothing  tni  but  hea  551 
Obedience  343 

Blessedness  of  114,  130 
Filial  344 

Object  of  the  gospel  194 
Old  age  462 

Approaching  462 

Trusting  God  in       414 


|  Omnipresence  of  G.  142 
Omnipotence  of  G-  162 
Opening  a  new  place 

of  worship  447, 443 
Orders  enlisting  535 
Ordination  446 

Our  lives  in  the 

hands  of  God  416 
Times  in  the  hands 

of  God  1S2 

Panting  for  God  45 
Pardon  63 

And  sanctification  263 
Implored  52 

Supplicated  69 

Parting  537—543 

Of  friends  469 

Past,  memory  of  469 
Patience  344 

Pattern  of  Christ  to 

his  followers  209 
Peace  in  Christ"  495 
To  the  penitent  277,  34S 
Pearl  of  great  price 
Penitence  and  hop  346 
Penitent  230,  515 

Perfection  of  the  24 
Perfection  of  God  40 
Persecution  316 

Perseverance  345,  544 
Personal  virtues  354 
Physician  of  the 

soul  246—493 

Piety,  early  356 

Pious  dead,  tracing 

the  steps  of  409 

Blessedness  of  419 
Pilgrimage  307 

Pleasure  in  Christ  531 
Portion  of  the  soul  67 
Power  of  God  160,  173 
Praise,  duty  of  ma  294 
Aspirations  of  295 

Due  from  man  298 
Exhortation  to  109,  137 
For  grace  141 


574  INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 

For  protection  \42\Prodigal  son  543 


For  divine  goodnes  298 

For  persevering  gr  299 

In  all  changes 

To  the  Lord 

To  Christ 

To  God  in  life  and 

death  300 

Universal  107 

Praise  to  the  Cr61, 102 
Due  to  147 

For  his  goodness      101 
For  his  works  137 

For  his  perfections  149 
Hymn  of  172 

To  the  true  God         75 
Prayer  232,  503 


Promises,  precious  499 
Protection  from  God  36 
175 


296  Providence 
295  All  creatures  de- 
526      pendent  on  185 
Darkness  of  180 
Kindness  of  182 
Mysterious  175 
Paternal  184 
Universal  186 
Unsearchable  176 
Providential  boun- 
ties implored  177 
Goodness  of  God  178 
Provide,  the  Lord  475 
Provisions  of  the  200 


Encouragement  to   235  Race,  christian        305 
For  help  275,  288  Recollections,  grate  491 

For  guidance      31,  234  Redemption  496 

For  protection  2S6,  292  By  the  gospel  197 

For  mercies  287  By  Christ  212 

For  light  2891By  the  cross  212 

For  steadfastness     239  j  Redeeming  love       217 
For  wisdom  239  Refuge,  Christ  a     248 

For  aid  64, 291  God  a  9,33 

For  the  subjection  49,  56,  184 

of  the  nations  to  4.05  Reflections  on  the 
For  the  spread  of  I     death  of  Christ     213 


the  gospel 
For  the  youth 


406\ Reign  of 
416  Christ 


For  pardon  63,  69  j  Religion,  early 

For  sanctification       52  Advantages  of 
For  the  church  70  Beauty  of 

For  quick'ning  grace  74 !  Support  of 


65 
90,405 
458 
459 
473 
413 


For  a  revival 
Of  Solomon 
Presence  of  God 
The  Lord's 
The  Universal 
Presence  of  God's 


547  Religious  institutio  358 
291  Attendance  on  358 

287  Repentance  274—281 
283  Absence  from  God  276 
233  Hope  reviving  276 

Inconstancy  lamen  275 


safety  and  glory  of  i Mourning  over  sin  274 
his  church        50,  63  Returning  to  Christ  231 

Prepare  ye  the  way  Sinners  invited  to  77 
of  the  Lord  202  The  penitent  2S0 

Prince  of  peace        216  Rejoicing  33 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


575 


In  God  333,350 

In  his  works  174 

Resignation  348 

Rest  in  God  10 

To  the  soul  108 

Resorting  to  God  in 

trouble  33, 45—54,  57 
Resolution  349 

Resurrection  76 

Hope  of  421 

Of  Christ  111,  214 

Prospect  of  420 

Retributions  of  God  15 
Returning  to  Chri  281 
Revelation  welcom  187 
Revival,  prayer  for  547 
Reward  and  pun- 
ishment 426 
Riches,  true 
Righteous,  death  of  417 
River  of  life  262 
Rock  474 
Royal  proclamatio  550 


Sabbath,  eternal 
Safety,  in  God 
In  trusting  Christ 
In  the  hands  of 

Christ 
In  trusting  God 
Saints  in  glory 
Sweet  home 
Sanctification 
And  pardon 
Implored 
Salvation 
Approaching 
By  grace 
Only  in  God 
Saviour 

Salutation,  christi  497 
Scriptures  187—193 
Authority  of  188 

Delight  in  191 

Excellency  of  121 

Glory  of  189 

Heavenly  bread        193 


223 
127 

470 

546 

63,  69 

263 

52 

193—201 
420 
195 
278 

227,  249 


190 
190 


191 
188 
187 

464 

422 
391 
391 
392 

183 


Light  of 
Seed 

Searching  the 
Suited  to  all  man- 
kind 
Teaching  us 
Welcomed 
Seasons,  goodness 

of  God  in 
Second  coming  of 

Christ 
Sermon 
Hymns  before 
Hymns  after 
Self-dependence 

folly  of 
Seeking  instruction 

from  God  122 

Knowledge  of  God  338 
Shepherd,  good  529 
Christ  a  249 

Sin,  foi-given  upon 

confession  37 

Confessed  274 

Sinners,  call  to  264 
Banished  from  G.  426 
Folly  of  envying  the 

prosperity  of  66 

Heavy-ladened  259 
Intercession  for  181 
Invited  to  the 

gospel  195 

Scorning  the  messa  548 
Urged  to  accept 
Solace,  christian  548 
Song,  impartial  500 
Of  the  convert  544 
Of  Simeon  551 

Soldiers  of  Ch  306,  533 
Solicitude  to  finish 

our  course  with  317 
Souls,  mourning  478 
Spiritual  blessings  235 
Svread  of  the  gos  502 
Star  of  Bethlehem  250 
Strength  from  God    21 


INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


576 

Submission  350 

Of  Christ  210 

Under  the  loss  of 

friends  418 

Sunday  schools  463 
Supper  490 

Supping  with  Chri  510 
Teacher,  Christ  a  251 
Thanks-giving  for 

national  prosperi  450 
Thief  on  the  cross  490 
Thing,  needful  254 
Time  406^403 

Flight  of  407 

Improvement  of  408 
Redeeming  406 

Short  and  misspent  408 
True  light  of  40? 

Traveller's  hymn  465 
Tranquillity  483 

Trial,  relying  on 

God  in  time  of  467 
Trouble,  hope  in  25 
Flying  to  Christ  in  334 
Trust,  in  43,  83,  87,  351 
In  old  age  414 

Through  all  chang  176 
Without  fear  495 

Truth,  worth  of  512 
Unanimity,  excel- 
lency of  135, 136 
Unfruitfulness  ren- 
der gospel  privil  198 
Union  with  Christ  301 
Christian  352,  478 
Unity  of  the  spirit 

in  the  bond  of  pe  353 
Unity  of  God  161 

War,  in  time  of  451 
Warfare,  christian  306 
Warrant,  christian  500 
Way  498 

Truth  and  life  239 

Ways,  broad  and  252 
Wedding  hymn  457 
Weeping  Mary         503 


Wicked,  character  7 

Prospects  of  20 

Wisdom,  christian  356 

Of  God  163 

Word  55 

Blessing  on  193 

Excellency  of  55 

Light  and  glory  of  189 

The  seed  of  190 
Worship           382— 394 

After  sermon  392 

Blessing^pn  387 

Before  sefmon  391 

Delight  in  334 

Dismission  of  394 

Devotion  in  355 

Invitation  to  383 

In  all  places  390 
Of  God                 59,  71 

Opening  of  390 

Pure  382 

Privilege  of  134 

Presence  of  G.  in  3S6 

Social  488 
Surrounding  the 

mercy  seat  at  389 
Works  of  God  re- 
counted to  poste  69 
Worthy  the  Lamb  530 
Young  persons  ex- 
horted to  seek  C.  460 
Encouragement  to 

be  pious         45S,  461 

Instructed  461 

Invited  to  Christ  484 

Prayer  for  461 
To  remember  their 

Creator  460 

Zion  18 

Asking  the  way  to  507 

The  citizen  of  30 

The  high-way  to  507 

The  christian  50 
Zeal,  true  and  false  357 
Tempered  with 

charity  357 

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